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Red-bellied Macaw  

 
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Red-bellied Macaw at nest hollow in the wild

Credit: (c) Bill King
 
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Red-bellied macaws are one of the most difficult parrots to breed in captivity due to their lack of ability to adapt to captive conditions.

Species Profile
Genus:
Orthopsittaca

Species:
manilata

Size: Adult Weight:
46cm (18 in) 300g (10.5 oz)

Races including nominate:
one

Colourization Adult: Both adults medium sized green macaws with roughened skin on bare yellow face; blue wash on forecrown; grey scalloping pattern on green chest; brown/red mid abdomen to vent; dull yellow on underwings and undertail. Bill grey/black. Eye brown.

Colourization Juvenile: As in adult but upper mandible grey, lower mandible pale grey.

Call: High-pitched; wailing in flight. Other notes loud and rhythmical. Purring sounds while feeding. Flocks may be loud.

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Content Sources:

Article "Red-bellied Macaw," by Susan Clubb, DVM http://www.cyberparrots.com/mrbl.html

CITES http://www.cites.org/eng/resources/species.html

BirdLife International http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/species/index.html?action=SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid=1555&m=0

Internet Bird Collection http://www.hbw.com/ibc/

xeno-canto America http://www.xeno-canto.org/index.php

Parrots: A Guide to Parrots of the World, Juniper and Parr, 1998.

Parrots of the World, Forshaw and Cooper, 1977.

Parrots of the World, Forshaw, 2006.

Parrots in Aviculture, Low, 1992.

Parrots: Their Care and Breeding, Low, 1986.

Psittacine Aviculture, Schubot, Clubb and Clubb, 1992.