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Lear's Macaw  (Anodorhynchus leari)

Also Known As: Indigo Macaw
 
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Lear’s Macaw in the wild

Credit: (c) Sam Williams
 
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Did You Know?
The Lear's Macaw is dependent on cliff-faces in gorges for nest sites.

Status in the Wild
World Population:
Around 750 (June 2007)

Range: Confined to the Raso da Catarina plateau, NE Bahia, Brazil.

Habitat:
Found in dry, rugged caatinga (thorn scrub) terrain. Mostly in areas with Syagrus coronata palms.

Threat Summary:
This species is threatened by habitat loss, hunting, and the wild bird trade.

IUCN Rating:
Critically endangered

Wild Diet:
Staple food item is Syagrus palm nuts; also fruits, agave flowers and maize. Liquid from unripe palm fruit is thought to be major source of moisture.

CITES Rating:
Appendix I

Ecology:
Gregarious and in flocks. Roost in communes in weathered crevices near top of sandstone ravines. Leaves in groups to fly, foraging before dawn and returning at dusk.

Clutch and Egg Size:
2 or 3 eggs, 57.0 x 38.5 mm (2.2 x 1.5 in).

Breeding Season:
February - April (wet season).

Project Status (WPT):
WPT funds protection and study activities by BioBrasil.
See: http://www.parrots.org/index.php/ourwork/learsmacaw/

Links to Other Project(s):
http://www.mnzoo.com/conservation/International/CAT/lears.asp

http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?pid=S1415-47572006000400014&script=sci_arttext&tlng=entarget=_blank

More Info Sites:
http://www.bluemacaws.org/learlist.htm

http://www.bluemacaws.org/leawild13.htm

http://www.birdlife.org/news/news/2002/04/522.html

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

http://www.arkive.org/lears-macaw/anodorhynchus-leari/info.html