Red-and-green Macaw (Ara chloropterus)

Other Scientific Names
Ara chloroptera [Stotz et al. (1996)]

Other Names (World)
Red-and-green Macaw, Green-winged Macaw

Family
Psittacidae (Parrots)

Size
75 - 97 cm

First Described (Guide)
Gray, 1859

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland moist forest. From sea-level - 1,400 m.

Range (Guide)

Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil (B), Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela.

Introduced to Puerto Rico.

Eastern Panama through lowland Colombia, Venezuela, the Guianas and Brazil south to Paraguay and west to eastern Ecuador, eastern Peru and north-eastern Bolivia; formerly in northern Argentina.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (35)...)

Red-and-green Macaw (Ara chloropterus) [XC664498]
by Jacob Wijpkema from I\u00f1apari, Tahuamanu, Madre de Dios, Peru (uncertain)

Red-and-green Macaw (Ara chloropterus) [XC688141]
by Richard E. Webster from Ixiamas (near Alto Madidi), Iturralde, Departamento de La Paz, Bolivia (call, song)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Red-and-green Macaw (Ara chloropterus) - 10 files

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