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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4.3
bird at nestho...
Venezuela, Dec 2012
Thore Noernberg
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4.2
bird sitting o...
Venezuela, Dec 2012
Thore Noernberg
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4.1
Two adults in ...
Belize, Mar 2010
Wayne Hall
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4.1
Two adults for...
Costa Rica, Jul 2010
Alex García · Videoaves
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Two birds pree...
Costa Rica, May 2012
Richard Garrigues
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3.7
Two birds flyi...
Costa Rica, Jul 2012
Richard Garrigues
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4.3
A couple of Sc...
Costa Rica, Jan 2009
Aat Bender
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3.8
A bird perched.
USA (Unite..., Apr 2012
sophiebuck
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3.8
Pair at nest
Peru, Aug 2010
hawk
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3.7
Adult
Brazil, Jul 2011
valdir hobus
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3.7
Close-up of an...
Costa Rica, Dec 2011
Róger Rodríguez
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3.6
Two adult bird...
Brazil, Jan 2004
Joe Tobias
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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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