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Red-bellied Macaw  (Orthopsittaca manilata)

 
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Pair of Red-bellied Macaws in captivity

Credit: © Jonker/Innemee Araproject | http://www.araproject.nl
 
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Did You Know?
Red-bellied macaws are one of the most difficult parrots to breed in captivity due to their lack of ability to adapt to captive conditions.

Status in the Wild
World Population:
Not recorded

Range: Trinidad, Guianas, E Venezuela to S Colombia, E Ecuador, E Peru, N Bolivia to Amazonian Brazil.

Habitat:
Found up to 500m (1640 ft); dependent on Mauritia palms which are found in swampy or seasonally flooded areas; also found in dense moist forest, gallery forest and open savannas and grasslands.

Threat Summary:
Population thought to be stable, however, dependent on Mauritia palm fruits, which are heavily used in confectionary manufacture and trunks of palms for construction, all of which may have consequences for the future.

IUCN Rating:
Least concern

Wild Diet:
Feeds mostly on Mauritia palm fruits but berries and other fruits taken.

CITES Rating:
Appendix II

Ecology:
Gregarious birds with flocks of up to 100 reported, roosts in Mauritia palms, occasionally nomadic into cultivated areas.

Clutch and Egg Size:
2 to 4, ellipitical eggs, 42.5 x 27.0mm (1.6 x 1 in).

Breeding Season:
Trinidad: February and September. Colombia: February-May. Guyana: February-June.

More Info Sites:
http://www.macawlanding.org/field.html

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