Parrots (Psittacidae)
Military Macaw (Ara militaris) - HBW 4, p. 420
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 Enlarge map
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A close-up of a bird Locality Colombia (ssp militaris)
ProAves 2006 6 years ago 8 sec 4 -
Two birds flying Locality Colombia (ssp militaris)
ProAves 2006 6 years ago 30 sec 3.9 -
A bird preening and moving on a perch Locality London Zoo, London, England, Great Britain
Josep del Hoyo 4 November 2005 6 years ago 26 sec 3.9 -
Two birds in a tree Locality Colombia (ssp militaris)
ProAves 2006 6 years ago 12 sec 3.7 -
A bird resting in a tree Locality Xaman-Ha Aviary, Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo State, Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico (Southern) (ssp mexicana)
Josep del Hoyo 24 September 2006 5 years ago 27 sec 3.4 -
A close-up of a bird perched. Locality Berlin Zoo, Berlin, Germany (ssp militaris)
Josep del Hoyo 21 March 2008 4 years ago 26 sec 3.3
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Military Macaws nest in a canyon in the desert hills of Tehuacan, in the Mexican state of Oaxaca. The lower part of the canyon i
Locality Oaxaca State, Mexico (Southern)
Jaime Rojo 3 April 2010 49 weeks ago 4.1 -
Portrait of a bird held in captivity
Locality Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco State, Mexico (Northern)
Tomas Grim 24 July 2004 1 year ago 3.7 -
An adult perched on a branch.
Locality Barcelona Zoo, Barcelona, Barcelona Province, Catalonia, Spain
Alberto Soria 30 December 2009 3 years ago 3.5 -
Portrait of an adult.
Locality Barcelona Zoo, Barcelona, Barcelona Province, Catalonia, Spain
gemma aznar 8 May 2010 2 years ago 3.4 -
A couple perched in a branch beside the road
Locality Río Piche, Sierra de Perijá, Zulia State, Venezuela
kperezleon 11 February 2013 12 weeks ago 3.3 -
Portrait of an adult.
Locality Barcelona Zoo, Barcelona, Barcelona Province, Catalonia, Spain
Alberto Soria 6 March 2010 3 years ago 3
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Calls of a group Locality London Zoo, London, England, Great Britain
Stuart Fisher 7 February 2010 3 years ago 4 -
Calls from a large flock flying extremely high over an area of dry scrub. Locality Tamborapa, Cajamarca Department, Peru
(ssp militaris)
Nick Athanas 13 October 2002 3 years ago 4
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