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Red-fronted Macaw
Also Known As: Red-cheeked Macaw
Wild pair of Red-fronted Macaws
Credit: © Ron Hoff
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Did You Know?
One of the least known of all parrots in South America; also unknown in aviculture until 1973.
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Species Profile
Genus:Ara
Species:
rubrogenys
| Size: | Adult Weight: |
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| 60cm (23.4 in) | 525-550g (18.4-19.25 oz) |
Races including nominate:
one
Colourization Adult: Both adults mostly olive/green; orange/red forecrown, ear coverts and shoulder patch; face pink and less bare than other macaws; thighs red; lesser wing coverts, bend of wing, wrist area, and lesser underwing coverts orange/red; tail olive/green tipped with blue. Bill grey/black. Eye orange.
Colourization Juvenile: As in adult but with orange/red on forehead or crown diminished or absent; wing entirely green, thighs green with orange tinge; tail shorter. Eye brown.
Call: Short musical notes, shrill and ringing, similar to Chestnut-fronted Macaw, given in flight, when feeding or at rest. Call of juvenile less strong and higher pitched. Pairs duet.
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Content Sources:
Article, "Macaws as Companions," by Joanne Abramson http://www.exoticbird.com/macawspart1.html
Article, "Red-fronted Macaw," by Susan Clubb, DVM http://www.cyberparrots.com/mrdf.html
CITES http://www.cites.org/eng/resources/species.html
BirdLife International http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/species/index.html?action=SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid=1553&m=0
Internet Bird Collection http://ibc.lynxeds.com/
ML Media Collection Catalogue 132534, Red-fronted Macaw Ara rubrogenys, Hosner, Peter, Cochabamba, Bolivia, Jan. 19 2007, 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, 2006.
Parrots in Aviculture, Low, 1992.
Psittacine Aviculture, Schubot, Clubb and Clubb, 1992.
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