Scarlet Macaw

Ara macao - Ara rouge

Ara rouge
Systematics
  • Order 
    :

    Psittaciformes

  • Family
    :

    Psittacidés

  • Genus
    :

    Ara

  • Species
    :

    macao

Descriptor

Linnaeus, 1758

Biometrics
  • Size
    : 89 cm
  • Wingspan
    : -
  • Weight
    : 900 à 1490 g
Longevity

80 years

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Ara rouge
adult
Ara rouge
adult

Scarlet Macaw (Ara macao) is a species of bird in the Psittacidae family.

Subspecific information 2 subspecies

  • Ara macao macao (Costa Rica to Bolivia and c Brazil)
  • Ara macao cyanopterus (se Mexico to Nicaragua)

Foreign names

  • Ara rouge,
  • Guacamayo macao,
  • araracanga,
  • Scharlachara,
  • sárgaszárnyú ara,
  • Geelvleugelara,
  • Ara scarlatta,
  • röd ara,
  • Rødara,
  • ara arakanga,
  • ara arakanga,
  • Lyserød Ara,
  • puna-ara,
  • guacamai roig d'ales grogues,
  • ara żółtoskrzydła,
  • Красный ара,
  • コンゴウインコ,
  • 绯红金刚鹦鹉,
  • 緋紅麥鷍,

Voice song and cries

Ara rouge
adult

Habitat

Ara rouge
adult

Forest : Subtropical/Tropical Dry, Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland, Subtropical/Tropical Mangrove Vegetation Above High Tide Level

Geographic range

Distribution

Threats - protection

IUCN conservation status
Extinct
Threatened
Least
concern
Extinc
in the Wild
Near
threatened
Not
evaluated
EX EW CR EN VU NT LC NE

Sources of information

Other sources of interest

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published: - Updated: 07-09-2009
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