Parrots (Psittacidae)
Scarlet Macaw (Ara macao) - HBW 4, p. 421
French: Ara rouge
German: Arakanga
Spanish: Guacamayo Macao
Taxonomy: Psittacus Macao Linnaeus, 1758, South America.
Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- cyanoptera Wiedenfeld, 1995 - SE Mexico to Nicaragua.
- macao (Linnaeus, 1758) - Costa Rica, Panama and N & E Colombia (recent record from Nariño), E through Venezuela and the Guianas to C Brazil, and S to E Ecuador, E Peru and NE Bolivia.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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Several birds calling. Locality Floresta Nacional de Carajás, Pará State, Brazil
(ssp macao)
Josep del Hoyo 12 August 2011 1 year ago 4.7 -
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Calls from a pair flying overhead. Locality Carara National Park, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica
(ssp macao)
Scott Olmstead 6 February 2010 3 years ago 4
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