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Lear's Macaw
Also Known As: Indigo Macaw
Lear’s Macaw in the wild
Credit: (c) Sam Williams
Species Profile
Genus:Anodorhynchus
Species:
leari
| Size: | Adult Weight: |
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| 70-75cm (27.3-29.25 in) | 940-950g (33-33.25 oz) |
Races including nominate:
one
Colourization Adult: Both adults green wash on head and neck; upperparts purple/blue; body in general dark blue to purple/blue. Bill grey/black. Bare eye ring yellow, pale yellow teardrop shaped lappet at sides of lower beak, but not reaching beneath mandible. Eye dark brown.
Colourization Juvenile: As in adult but with shorter tail and paler skin surrounding beak and eyes.
Call: Croaking and screeching sounds; weaker and higher pitched than Hyacinth Macaw.
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Content Sources:
Animal World http://animal-world.com/encyclo/birds/macaws/MacawProfile.htm#Activities
Internet Bird Collection http://ibc.hbw.com/ibc/
CITES http://www.cites.org/eng/resources/species.html
BirdLife International http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/species/index.html?action=SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid=1544&m=0
xeno-canto America http://www.xeno-canto.org/index.php
Article "Breeding the Lear's Macaw at the Al Wabra Wildlife Preservation," by Simon Bruslund Jensen, Ryan Watson and Dr. Sven Hammer, Australian Birdkeeper, June-July, 2007.
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.
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