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Spix's Macaw  

Also Known As: Little Blue Macaw
 
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Male Spix Macaw preening, Walsrode Bird Park

Credit: © Steve Milpacher
 
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Did You Know?
The Spix's Macaw is one of the most endangered birds in the world; the last known bird in the wild disappeared in 2000.

Species Profile
Genus:
Cyanopsitta

Species:
spixii

Size: Adult Weight:
56cm (21.8 in) 360g (12.6 oz)

Races including nominate:
one

Colourization Adult: Both adults soft blue macaws with darker blue back and wings; grayish head. Eye ring grey, eye yellow. Bill black.

Colourization Juvenile: As in adults but with white eye ring. Eye dark brown. Bill with black and horn colouration.

Call: Resonant, quieter and more wavering than Hyacinth Macaw. Also some screeching notes.

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Content Sources:

Al Wabra Wildlife Preservation http://awwp.alwabra.com/

BirdLife International http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/species/index.html?action=SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid=1546&m=0

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

Internet Bird Collection http://ibc.lynxeds.com/

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.