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Hyacinth Macaw
Also Known As: Hyacinthine Macaw, Blue Macaw, Black Macaw
Closeup of Hyacinth Macaw
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Did You Know?
The Hyacinth Macaw takes palm nuts off the ground from the undigested remains of cattle dung.
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Species Profile
Genus:Anodorhynchus
Species:
hyacinthinus
| Size: | Adult Weight: |
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| 90-100cm (35-39 in) | 1200-1450g (42-50.75 oz) |
Races including nominate:
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Colourization Adult: Both adults purple/blue body colour; slightly darker on wings, paler on head. Bill grey/black. Eye ring bare, yellow. Moon-shaped lappet surrounding base of mandible yellow. Eye dark brown.
Colourization Juvenile: As in adult but with shorter tail, and eye ring and lappets paler.
Call: Loud croaking and screeching notes, warning cry harsh and loud. Call sometimes two staccato notes with brief pause before repeating. While roosting will also scold, yap and growl, also deep purring. Flocks produce prodigious noise.
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Content Sources:
BirdLife International http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/species/index.html?action=SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid=1543&m=0
CITES http://www.cites.org/eng/resources/species.html
Internet Bird Collection http://ibc.lynxeds.com/
ML Media Collection Catalogue 89176, Hyacinth Macaw Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus, Marantz, Curtis, Mato Grosso, Brazil, Jan. 6 1998, Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Parrots: A Guide to Parrots of the World, Juniper and Parr, 1998.
Parrots: Status Survey and Conservation Plan 2000-2004, Snyder, McGowan, Gilardi and Grajal, 2000.
Parrots of the World, Forshaw and Cooper, 1989.
Parrots of the World, Forshaw, 2006.
Parrots in Aviculture, Low, 1992.
Psittacine Aviculture, Schubot, Clubb and Clubb, 1992.
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