Parrots (Psittacidae) - HBW 4
Military Macaw (Ara militaris)
French: Ara militaire
German: Soldatenara
Spanish: Guacamayo Militar
Taxonomy: Psittacus militaris Linnaeus, 1766, no locality, Colombia suggested.
Sometimes treated as conspecific with A. ambigua, but in spite of evidence of interbreeding the characters of the two forms are consistently different over their respective ranges. Three subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- mexicana Ridgway, 1915 - Mexico.
- militaris (Linnaeus, 1766) - NW Venezuela, Colombia, E Ecuador and N Peru.
- boliviana Reichenow, 1908 - Bolivia and N Argentina.
- Vulnerable
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Two birds flying Colombia (ssp militaris)
ProAves 2006 2 years ago 30 sec 3.9 -
A bird preening and moving on a perch London Zoo, London, England, UK
Josep del Hoyo 4 November 2005 3 years ago 26 sec 3.9 -
Two birds in a tree Colombia (ssp militaris)
ProAves 2006 2 years ago 12 sec 3.6 -
A close-up of a bird Colombia (ssp militaris)
ProAves 2006 2 years ago 8 sec 3.5 -
A bird resting in a tree Xaman-Ha Aviary, Carmen Beach, Quintana Roo State, Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico (Southern) (ssp mexicana)
Josep del Hoyo 24 September 2006 1 year ago 27 sec 3.4 -
A close-up of a bird perched. Berlin Zoo, Berlin, Germany (ssp militaris)
Josep del Hoyo 21 March 2008 51 weeks ago 26 sec 3.3
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An adult perched on a branch. Barcelona Zoo, Barcelona, Barcelona Province, Catalonia, Spain
Alberto Soria 30 December 2009 7 weeks ago 4 -
Portrait of an adult. Barcelona Zoo, Barcelona, Barcelona Province, Catalonia, Spain
Alberto Soria 6 March 2010 21 hours ago ADDED TODAY! 3 -
An adult by climbing over the metalic mesh. Barcelona Zoo, Barcelona, Barcelona Province, Catalonia, Spain
Alberto Soria 30 December 2009 7 weeks ago 3 -
Two birds perched on a branch Oaxaca State, Mexico (Southern) (ssp mexicana)
albert 18 July 2009 33 weeks ago 3 -
An adult bird. Barcelona Zoo, Barcelona, Barcelona Province, Catalonia, Spain
Alberto Soria 7 December 2009 11 weeks ago 2 -
An adult bird. Barcelona Zoo, Barcelona, Barcelona Province, Catalonia, Spain
Alberto Soria 7 December 2009 11 weeks ago 2
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Calls of a group London Zoo, London, England, UK
Stuart Fisher 7 February 2010 5 weeks ago 4 -
Calls from a large flock flying extremely high over an area of dry scrub. Tamborapa, Cajamarca, Peru
(ssp militaris)
Nick Athanas 13 October 2002 14 weeks ago 4
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