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Green-winged Macaw  (Ara chloroptera)

Also Known As: Red-and-green Macaw, Red-and-blue Macaw, Red-blue-and-green Macaw
 
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Did You Know?
The Green-winged Macaw is a darker shade of red than the Scarlet Macaw and has a shorter tail.

Status in the Wild
World Population:
Not recorded

Range: E Panama and South America south to N Argentina. Formerly west to Caribbean slope; tropical zone of Colombia; lowland Venezuela; interior of Guianas; throughout Amazon basin of Brazil, eastern Ecuador, Peru and NE Bolivia. In Brazil, Mato Grasso and western Sao Paulo. Northern and eastern areas of Paraguay.

Habitat:
Found in rainforest in north of range; in south more in drier, more open areas including floodplain forest, upland forest and dry woodland. Needs large trees for nesting. Found up to 1000m (3280 ft) in Panama, 500m (1640 ft) in Colombia, 1400m (4592 ft) in Venezuela.

Threat Summary:
Loss of habitat, hunting, trapping for live bird trade.

IUCN Rating:
Least Concern

Wild Diet:
Includes fruits and seeds of various plants and trees.

CITES Rating:
Appendix II

Ecology:
Forages for food in canopy. Nests in large tree cavities but also crevices in cliff faces. Generally in pairs or small flocks; less inclined to large congregations like Scarlet Macaw, but will associate with this and Blue-and-gold Macaw.

Clutch and Egg Size:
2 to 3 elliptical eggs, 50 x 35 mm (2 x 1.4 in).

Breeding Season:
November-April in Peru; January in C Brazil; December Surinam.

More Info Sites:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green-winged_Macaw