Order: Psittaciformes - Family: Psittacidae Habitat: Forests

This macaw has been object of trade due to its vibrant colouring and adaptability to captivity. Most likely a release from confiscation

All records since January 2014

Adult

8-11-09 © Pablo Alberto Meoniz Blue on back and wings. Yellow underparts. Green forehead. Black bill, throat and legs. Light iris. Bbare white face with black feathers in a zebra-like pattern around the eye. 8-11-09 © Pablo Alberto Meoniz Underwing coverts and breast are yellow-orange 8-11-09 © Pablo Alberto Meoniz Pablo tells us that a shadow darkened the place around him. It was this macaw passing over his head and perching some meters away. Its vibrant colouring and size (almost 80 cm) called the attention of passers-by, who approached the bird very excitedly. The macaw did not stay long and flew away almost immediatley.

More photographic records since January 2013