Blue-winged Macaw (Primolius maracana)

Other Scientific Names
Ara maracana [Collar and Andrew (1988)], Ara maracana [Collar et al. (1994)], Ara maracana [Sibley and Monroe (1990, 1993)], Ara maracana [Stotz et al. (1996)], Propyrrhura maracana [BirdLife International (2000)]

Other Names (World)
Blue-winged Macaw, Illiger's Macaw

Family
Psittacidae (Parrots)

Size
40 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Vieillot, 1816)

Habitat
Evergreen and deciduous forest, with an apparent preference for gallery forest. From sea-level - 1,000 m.

Range (Guide)

Argentina (B), Brazil (B), Paraguay (B).

North-eastern, central and south-eastern Brazil, Paraguay and north-eastern 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 2,500 - 9,999 (2010) and decreasing.

Status NT
Habitat destruction and degradation through deforestion, trapping for the cage-bird trade, and possibly persecution as a crop pest, are the main threats.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
High-pitched and harsh screeching.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (42)...)

Blue-winged Macaw (Primolius maracana) [XC647607]
by Fernando Igor de Godoy from Ilha do Lisboa, Munda\u00fa Lagoon, Macei\u00f3, Alagoas, Brazil (flight call)

Blue-winged Macaw (Primolius maracana) [XC540392]
by id from Boa Nova, Bahia, Brazil (song)

Subspecies
Normally placed in genus Ara. Forms superspecies with Blue-headed Macaw (Primolius couloni) and Yellow-collared Macaw (Primolius auricollis) and sometimes considered conspecific with Blue-headed Macaw (Primolius couloni).

No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

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