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Blue-headed Macaw  (Primolius couloni)

Also Known As: Coulon's Macaw
 
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Blue-headed Macaw

Credit: (c) Anthony Snell
 
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Did You Know?
The Blue-headed Macaw is not usually found in flocks, like other parrots; in pairs or family trios.

Status in the Wild
World Population:
1000-2499

Range: E Peru to W Brazil; N Bolivia, east of Andes and south to 14 latitude.

Habitat:
Found 150-1300m (492-4264 ft); upper tropical forests in disturbed or partly open areas with birds mostly occuring at forest edge along rivers, clearings and forested settled areas. Also in swampy habitats.

Threat Summary:
Trapping for wild bird trade; forest degradation.

IUCN Rating:
Endangered

Wild Diet:
Not available

CITES Rating:
Appendix I

Ecology:
Not very gregarious, instead found in pairs or threes. Possibly seasonally nomadic.

Clutch and Egg Size:
Not available

Breeding Season:
Young birds seen with adults in April.

Links to Other Project(s):
http://www.geocities.com/macawmonitoring/


More Info Sites:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue-headed_Macaw

http://www.arkive.org/blue-headed-macaw/primolius-couloni/

http://www.oiseaux.net/birds/blue-headed.macaw.html