Parrots (Psittacidae) - HBW 4
Blue-winged Macaw (Propyrrhura maracana)
French: Ara d'Illiger
German: Maracana
Spanish: Guacamayo Maracaná
Other common names: Illiger's Macaw
Taxonomy: Macrocercus maracana Vieillot, 1816, Paraguay.
Normally placed in genus Ara (see page 284). Forms superspecies with P. couloni and P. auricollis; sometimes considered conspecific with former. Monotypic.
Distribution: NE, C & SE Brazil, Paraguay and NE Argentina.
- Near Threatened
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A bird on top of a palm, alert Teresópolis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 12 July 2007 2 years ago 31 sec 3.4 -
A bird on the top of a palm, looking around Teresópolis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 12 July 2007 2 years ago 24 sec 3.3 -
One bird. Piauí, Brazil (Monotypic species)
Ciro Albano 17 April 2009 17 weeks ago 24 sec 3.2 -
A bird perched in a tree Chapada dos Guimaraes, Mato Grosso, Brazil (Monotypic species)
Paul Clarke 19 August 2008 45 weeks ago 16 sec 3 -
A bird looking out from a tree Chapada dos Guimaraes, Mato Grosso, Brazil (Monotypic species)
Peter Nash 13 September 2004 2 years ago 49 sec 3 -
Two birds perched, calling Santa Cruz Zoo, Santa Cruz Department, Bolivia (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 3 years ago 30 sec 1.7
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Perched Chapada dos Guimaraes, Mato Grosso, Brazil
Aleix Comas 29 August 2008 16 weeks ago 3.3
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A pair in flight. Parambu, Ceará, Brazil
(Monotypic species)
Ciro Albano 16 March 2007 50 weeks ago 4 -
A pair in flight. Caetité, Bahia, Brazil
(Monotypic species)
Ciro Albano 11 October 2009 10 weeks ago 3
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