Parrots (Psittacidae)

Red-shouldered Macaw (Diopsittaca nobilis) - HBW 4, p. 426

French: Ara noble German: Zwergara Spanish: Guacamayo Noble

Taxonomy: Psittacus nobilis Linnaeus, 1758, South America = Surinam.
Commonly placed in genus Ara (see page 284). Three subspecies recognized.

Subspecies and Distribution:

  • nobilis (Linnaeus, 1758) - E Venezuela, the Guianas and N Brazil N of Amazon.
  • cumanensis (Lichtenstein, 1823) - N Brazil S of lower Amazon to NE Brazil.
  • longipennis Neumann, 1931 - SE Peru and NE Bolivia to C & SE Brazil.