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Blue-throated Macaw  (Ara glaucogularis)

Also Known As: Wagler's Macaw, Caninde Macaw
 
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A pair of first-year Blue Throat chicks in the wild

Credit: © Luiz Claudio Marigo | http://www.lcmarigo.com.br/ingles/index.htm
 
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Did You Know?
The Blue-throated Macaw regularly comes to Tabebuia trees for bill cleaning, made evident by telltale wearing of the tips of branches on this tree.

Status in the Wild
World Population:
50-249; several hundred in captivity.

Range: Beni (and possibly N Santa Cruz) department, C Bolivia.

Habitat:
Found in flooded areas, such as savannas, palm groves and species-poor tropical forest in wet lowlands. Up to 300m (984 ft).

Threat Summary:
Threatened by international trade in wild caught birds, habitat loss, and possible competition from other birds.

IUCN Rating:
Critically endangered

Wild Diet:
Consume ripe and nearly ripe fruit; also palm fruits, seeds and leaves.

CITES Rating:
Appendix I

Ecology:
Presence in any area depends on availability of palm fruits. Generally occurs in pairs although will roost with others and possibly with Blue-and-gold and Green-winged Macaws.

Clutch and Egg Size:
2 or 3 elliptical eggs, 55 x 46mm (2.1 x 1.8 in).

Breeding Season:
August-November.

Project Status (WPT):
WPT has worked with biologists Toa Kyle and Igor Berkunsky to help the Blue-throated study.
http://www.parrots.org/index.php/ourwork/bluethroatedmacaw/

More Info Sites:
http://www.worldtwitch.com/cybeni.html