© GW monacoeye • All rights reserved. Rio Azul Lodge, Pará, Brazil, Sept 2011

Bird name: Chestnut Fronted Macaw
Latin: Ara severus
Other: Arara-canindé (Br) • Guacamayo azul y amarillo (Es)
Family: Psittacidae - Parrots, Macaws
Range: Panama south into Amazonian Brazil and northern Bolivia.
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I saw the Chestnut-fronted Macaw on a couple of occasions in Pará. Not as easy as some of the other parrots to see - you just have to be lucky and run into a group.

Below, Chestnut-fronted Macaw perched. Pará, Sept 2011
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© GW monacoeye • All rights reserved. Pará, Brazil, Sept 2011

Bird name: Red Bellied Macaw
Latin: Orthopsittaca manilata
Other: maracanã-do-buriti (Br), Guacamayo de vientre rojo (Es), Ara macavouanne (Fr), Rotbauchara (De), roodbuikara (Nl), Ara panciarossa (It)
Family: Psittacidae - Parrots, Macaws
Range: Trinidad, Colombia, Bolivia, Peru, NW Brazil, Amazonia
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I saw very large groups of Red-bellied Macaws in Pará getting ready to leave for their feeding grounds. Incredible sight. Apparently roosts and feeds on buriti or moriche palms Mauritia flexuosa.

Below, Red-bellied Macaw in flight. Pará, Sept 2011




Above & below, Red-bellied Macaws in flight. Pará, Brazil, Sept 2011
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© GW monacoeye, All rights reserved . Pouso Alegre, Pantanal, Aug 2011.

Bird name: Blue Winged Macaw
Latin: Primolius maracana
Other: maracanã-verdadeiro (Br) • Maracaná cara afeitada (Es), Ara d'Illiger (Fr), Rotrückenara (De)
Family: Psittacidae - Parrots, Macaws
Range: Pantanal, Brazil, Paraguay Argentina
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Status: Near-threatened

I saw Blue-winged Macaws driving into Pouso Alegre at dusk. Then again in northern Rio de Janeiro state.More photos...

© GW monacoeye • All rights reserved. Rio Clarinho Lodge, Pantanal, Aug 2011.

Bird name: Golden Collared Macaw
Latin: Primolius auricollis
Other: Yellow-collared Macaw. Arara-canindé (Br) • Maracaná de cuello dorado (Es)
Family: Psittacidae - Parrots, Macaws
Range: Pantanal etc: Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, Bolivia
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My only shot of the Golden-collared Macaw was a fly-over at Rio Clarinho Lodge in the Pantanal.More photos...

© monacoeye • All rights reserved. Pouso Alegre Lodge, Pantanal, Brazil, Aug 2011.

Bird name: Hyacinth Macaw
Latin: Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus
Other: Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus (Br) • jacinto, guacamayo azul (Es), Hyazinth-Ara (De), Ara hyacinthe (Fr)
Family: Psittacidae - Parrots, Macaws
Range: Pantanal: Brazil etc
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IUCN status: endangered

It’s hard to do the beautiful cobalt hues of the Hyacinth Macaw justice. Most of these photos were taken around dawn when they are awake but haven’t yet flown off to their feeding grounds.

Magnificent large macaws. The largest of parrots - one metre from bill to tip of tail. Like many other parrots and macaws very affectionate with each other, often in pairs and grooming. Pouso Alegre Lodge in the Pantanal was an excellent place to see them.

Hyacinth Macaw Pouso Alegre Lodge, Pantanal, Brazil, Aug 2011


Below, Hyacinth Macaws at sunrise.
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Bird name: Blue and Yellow Macaw
Latin: Ara ararauna
Other: Arara-canindé (Br) • Guacamayo azul y amarillo (Es)
Family: Psittacidae - Parrots, Macaws
Range: Amazonia: Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Venezuela, Guyanas and Colombia
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The fabulous Blue and Yellow Macaw seen here in Pará on farmland. Unfortunately the Blue and Yellow Macaw is often seen in zoos or captive - wonderful here to walk up to a beautiful wild pair.

They were chewing on an old stump in the early morning in a section of fields in Para that was a large roosting ground for parrots of various different sorts, and just getting ready to fly to their feeding grounds further north for the day.

The Blue and Yellow Macaw is a large bird, yellow-orange on the underside, blue on the upperside, large black bill, long tail - no other bird like it.

Below: A wild Blue-and-Yellow Macaw in flight, Para, Brazil, Sep 2011
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Bird name: Red and Green Macaw
Latin: Aratinga chloropterus
Other: Arara-vermelha (Br)
Family: Psittacidae - Parrots, Macaws
Range: Amazonia to central South America
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The beautiful Red-and-green Macaw, a popular zoo bird. In the wild though found in the forested parts of Amazonia and central South America.