Fact File

Class: Aves - Birds
Order: Psittaciformes (Parrots)
Family: Parrots
Found: South America
Size: 90 cm
Weight: 900g

HERBIVORE

Diet: Herbivore (Plant Eater)
Gestation: 28 days

 

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Conservation Status: LC

Red and Green Macaw

Habitat: Rainforest and dry woodland.

Threats: Loss of habitat and capture for the pet trade are the major threats to this bird.

Range: The Green-winged Macaw’s natural habitat runs from eastern Panama in Central America south across northern South America, east of the Andes, to Bolivia, Brazil and Paraguay.

Projects: None
Map: Red = Locations Found 821
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