Northern Red-shouldered Macaw (Diopsittaca nobilis)

Other Scientific Names
Ara nobilis [BirdLife International (2004)], Ara nobilis [Sibley and Monroe (1990, 1993)], Ara nobilis [Stotz et al. (1996)]

Family
Psittacidae (Parrots)

Size
30 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Linnaeus, 1758)

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

Range (Guide)

Bolivia, Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (79)...)

Red-shouldered Macaw (Diopsittaca nobilis) [XC234862]
by Jeremy Minns from Emas National Park, Goias state, Brazil (flight call)

Red-shouldered Macaw (Diopsittaca nobilis) [XC901441]
by Sjoerd Mayer from Mata azul - Mundo Novo, Goi\u00e1s, Brazil (flight call)

Subspecies
Commonly placed in genus Ara.

The following 3 subspecies are recognised:

nobilis (Linnaeus, 1758) - Eastern Venezuela, the Guianas and northern Brazil north of Amazon.
cumanensis (Lichtenstein, MHK, 1823) - Northern Brazil south of lower Amazon to north-eastern Brazil. Considered by some authors to be a distinct species, Southern Red-shouldered Macaw (Diopsittaca cumanensis).
longipennis Neumann, 1931 - South-eastern Peru and north-eastern Bolivia to central and south-eastern Brazil.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Northern Red-shouldered Macaw (Diopsittaca nobilis) - 10 files

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