Scarlet Macaw

Scarlet macaw (Ara macao)

• Scientific classification
  Kingdom: Animalia, Order:Psittaciformes, Phylum:Chordata, Genus:Ara, Family:Psittacidae, Class:Aves

There’s nothing flashier than (Ara macao), macaws are the largest parrots in the world--the scarlet macaw is just so gorgeous, it can be found from southern Mexico to Peru, as well as Colombia, Bolivia,Venezuela and eastern Brazil. They prefer to spend their time in forests and near rivers,it also mate for life.

• The Scarlet Macaw measurements
  Length: (80 - 96 cm)
  Weight: (900 - 1490 g)

Ara macao feeding on Attalea fruits

• Feeding
  The Scarlet Macaw (Ara macao) feeding on seeds, nuts, berries, leaves and fruits

Breeding
macaw lays two or three eggs in a tree cavity. The female incubates the eggs for about 35 days, and the chicks fledge at 90 days after hatching.