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Military Macaw  (Ara militaris)

Also Known As: Green Macaw, Blue-green Macaw
 
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Military Macaw

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Did You Know?
The Military Macaw is so similar to the Great Green Macaw that it is almost indistinguishable in the field.

Status in the Wild
World Population:
10,000-20,000

Range:
A.m. militaris: Tropics of Colombia and NW Venezuela, south to the E Ecuador and Urubamba region, SE Peru; rarely to Pacific slope of Andes in Peru.
A.m. mexicana: Pacific slope in Mexico from Sonora south to Jalisco.
A.m. boliviana: East slope of Andes in Bolivia, south from Beni, also NW Argentina in Jujuy and Salta.
A.m. mexicana: Pacific slope in Mexico from S Sonora south to Jalisco, formerly to W Chiapas and Atlantic slope from E Nuevo Leon to San Luis Potosi.


Habitat:
Found in foothills of mountainous areas in wooded country with valleys from 500-1500m (1640-4920 ft); sometimes to 2000m (6560 ft). Also regularly to sea-level in Pacific Mexico and Colombia. In Mexico mostly secluded uplands in dry woodland; occasionally in lowland humid and riparian forests. In Colombian Andes humid forest. In Venezuela in rainforest to 600m (1968 ft).

Threat Summary:
Habitat loss and domestic wild bird trade.

IUCN Rating:
Vulnerable

Wild Diet:
Feeds on variety of fruits, nuts.

CITES Rating:
Appendix I

Ecology:
Mostly found in pairs or small flocks of up to 10; roosts in far greater numbers. Roosts communally on cliff faces or large trees.

Clutch and Egg Size:
2-3 elliptical eggs, 46.5 x 33.0mm (1.8 x 1.3 in).

Breeding Season:
June, Mexico

Links to Other Project(s):
http://www.macawlanding.org/projects.html

More Info Sites:
http://www.exoticbird.com/online_parrots/ara_militaris.html

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

Infonatura - Military Macaw