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 bird preening and calling. Locality Berlin Zoo, Berlin, Germany (ssp mexicana)
Josep del Hoyo 21 March 2008 4 years ago 33 sec 3 -
A poor view of a bird feeding and then three of them Locality San Blas, Nayarit State, Mexico (Northern) (ssp mexicana)
Rigdon Currie 31 December 2000 4 years ago 11 sec 1.4
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An adult by climbing over the metalic mesh.
Locality Barcelona Zoo, Barcelona, Barcelona Province, Catalonia, Spain
Alberto Soria 30 December 2009 3 years ago 3 -
Two birds perched on a branch
Locality Oaxaca State, Mexico (Southern) (ssp mexicana)
albert 18 July 2009 3 years ago 3 -
Portrait of an adult.
Locality Barcelona Zoo, Barcelona, Barcelona Province, Catalonia, Spain
gemma aznar 19 June 2010 2 years ago 2.7 -
adult
Locality Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo State, Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico (Southern)
David Caro 28 December 2009 2 years ago 2.5 -
An adult perched on a rope.
Locality Barcelona Zoo, Barcelona, Barcelona Province, Catalonia, Spain
gemma aznar 19 June 2010 2 years ago 2.5 -
Portrait of an adult.
Locality Barcelona Zoo, Barcelona, Barcelona Province, Catalonia, Spain
gemma aznar 29 March 2010 3 years ago 2.5
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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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