The Buffon’s macaw is a large parrot with a body that is mainly yellowish-green. Their forehead is a scarlet color, and their shoulders are a beautiful blue. They have a red tipped with blue on the top of their tail. They are 26 to 34 inches long and have a 44 to 50 inch wingspan. They will weigh 2.7 to 3.5 pounds.
The Buffon's macaw likes to eat seeds, fruit, nuts and berries. They are extremely sloppy eaters.
The Buffon's macaw will mate for life. They have a lifespan of 80 years or more. The female Buffon's macaw will lay 2 to 3 eggs, and they will hatch in 29 days. The babies will fledge when they are 4 months old. After they fledge, they will stay with their parents for another 6 to 8 months. They are very good talkers and are great a mimicking sounds. The Buffon's macaw is endangered because they are caught for the pet trade. There are people that will pay thousands of dollars for one bird. The smugglers will steal the eggs and baby birds and sell them in the United States to pet stores that sell exotic birds. They are also losing their habitat. The Lear's Macaw's scientific name is Anodorhynchus Leari. You will only find the Lear's Macaw living in Brazil. They will raise their young when the rainy season comes because that is when the Lytocaryum weddellianum tree has the most nuts. The nuts that come from the Lytocaryum weddellianum tree are their main source of food. It is said they will eat 350 nuts in a day. The Lytocaryum weddellianum tree is a palm tree. They will also eat fruit, flowers and seeds. They are a blue parrot that resembles the Hyacinth Macaw. They are smaller, and their wings are a duller blue. They are 70 to 75cm long. The palm groves are being cut down, and the land is being converted to pasture land. The Lear's Macaw is losing their home and their food supply. They are also killed for food and captured for the pet trade. They are endanger of becoming extinct at this time. The orange-winged Amazon is found in parts of South America. They like to make their home in forests and semi-open country. The orange-winged Amazon is large being 13 inches long and weighing 340 gm. Their head has blue and yellow feathers on it. Their wings and tail are orange. The orange shows up when they are flying. The orange-winged Amazon is extremely noisy, and they will let out very loud high-pitched screams. They will eat fruit and seeds. They will eat the palm tree fruit at times. They like palm trees to roost in. They will also use other trees, but they prefer the palm. They will form large groups when they are roosting. There are many of them living in …show more content…
They are usually not found near humans. They are threatened because they are shot, losing habitat and collected for the pet trade.
he yellow-collared macaw's scientific name is Ara auricollis.
The yellow-collard macaw is also called the golden-collared macaw. They will be found in areas of South America. They like to live in areas with trees, humid forests, gallery forests along the water and dry grasslands with a few trees. They also like cultivated land.
The will eat fruit, seeds and buds. The will occasionally go into maize and corn fields to find food.
The yellow-collard macaw is 15 inches long and has a 7.5 inch long tail. Their body has green feathers, and their forehead is reddish-brown. They have a brownish-black crown and cheeks. They have a neck band the is yellow. They have reddish-brown on the top of their tail and olive yellow on the bottom. Their tail will have a blue tip Their bill is black with a lighter color top. They have gray feet.
They are found living in pairs or small groups. They are very fast when they fly.
They are collected for the pet trade in large numbers. Their habitat is being converted to agriculture. They are a threatened