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Great Green Macaw  (Ara ambiguus)

Also Known As: Buffon's Macaw, Green Macaw, Grand Military Macaw, Grand Green Macaw, Guayaquil Green Macaw
 
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Profile of Buffon’s or Great Green Macaw while preening neck feathers

Credit: © Herman Surkis | http://www.oasesconservation.org
 
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Did You Know?
The Great Green Macaw has been hybridized (bred) with Scarlet Macaw in captivity.

Status in the Wild
World Population:
1000-2499

Range:
A.a. ambiguus: Caribbean lowlands of E Honduras to W Colombia and W Ecuador. E Nicaragua to lowlands of Costa Rica mostly on Caribbean slope. In Panama on Caribbean slope; from E Panama to tropical zone of Colombia and parts of the Andes.
A.a. guayaquilensis: W Ecuador, in north, Esmeraldas, in S Chongon Hills.


Habitat:
Lowland humid forest; also strongly deciduous forest. In Costa Rica lowland primary forest. Reaches 600m (1968 ft) in Costa Rica, 1000m (3280 ft) in Panama.

Threat Summary:
Habitat loss and deforestation. Also shot as a crop pest, and caught for wild-bird trade.

IUCN Rating:
Endangered

Wild Diet:
Fruits and flowers.

CITES Rating:
Appendix I

Ecology:
Less gregarious than other large macaws; found in pairs and groups of 3-4 birds.

Clutch and Egg Size:
3 elliptical eggs 55 x 45mm (2.1 x 1.7 in).

Breeding Season:
August-October in Ecuador, dry season (December-April) in Costa Rica.

Project Status (WPT):
WPT has provided support in the form of funds ($15,000 US) through the Great Green Macaw Fund.
Also see: http://www.parrots.org/index.php/ourwork/greatgreenmacaw/

Links to Other Project(s):
http://www.lapaverde.or.cr/lapa/index_eng_lapa.htm

http://www.birdlife.org/news/news/2005/07/great_green_macaw.html


More Info Sites:
http://www.tierramerica.net/2003/1110/iacentos.shtml

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Green_Macaw