Blue-winged macaw

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Blue-winged macaw

Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
CITES Appendix I (CITES)[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Psittaciformes
Family: Psittacidae
Genus: Primolius
Species:
P. maracana
Binomial name
Primolius maracana
(Vieillot, 1816)

The blue-winged macaw (Primolius maracana), in

genera
Ara or Propyrrhura. Blue-winged macaws have been known to reach an age of 50–60 years.

Description

It has a total length of approximately 36–43 cm (14–17 in). It has a moderately sized black bill, a long tail and a mainly green

remiges and primary coverts are blue, as indicated by its common name. The underside of the wings is yellowish, the tail-tip, crown and cheeks are bluish, and the tail-base and small belly-patch are red. The iris is amber. It and the red-bellied macaw are the only macaws where the bare facial-skin is yellowish, but this often fades to white in captivity. Unlike the red-bellied macaw, the blue-winged has a red lower abdomen and a red lower back.[4] In the wild, its flight pattern is said to be a distinctive 'jerky, rearing motion.' [3]

Habitat and food

The blue-winged macaw occurs in eastern and southern

Cnidoscolus phyllacanthus, Jatropha, Guazuma ulmifolia, and the non-native Melia azedarach
. However, the birds also feed on fruits and nuts.

Breeding

The blue-winged macaw attain sexual maturity between 2 and 4 years after they are born. Adult females usually produce two eggs which take approximately 29 days to hatch. Young blue-winged macaws learn to fly about 11 weeks after they have hatched. They stay with their parents for about a year after learning to fly. Relatively little information exists on its reproduction in the wild, but the breeding season in north-eastern Brazil is apparently from December to February. However, in 1990, a female blue-winged macaw was discovered with a male Spix's macaw in a site.

Threats

These birds are affected mostly by

near threatened
.

Aviculture

The blue-winged macaw is sometimes kept by humans as an aviary bird or companion parrot. An intensely social bird and a strong flier, this macaw does best when housed with other birds (whether other blue-winged macaws or member of a different parrot species) and given plenty of space in which to fly. It is also an avid chewer and may damage its keeper's property unless provided with wooden destructible objects to occupy its time. Captive breeding of this species is encouraged, due to conservation concerns.[6] If kept as a pet, the blue-winged macaw can bond strongly with humans and some individuals may even begin to mirror their owner's emotional state.[7]

References

  1. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22685606A93081612.en
    . Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  3. ^
    OCLC 10506541
    .
  4. ^ "Species factsheet: Primolius maracana". BirdLife International (2008). Retrieved 24 July 2008.
  5. ^ Bodrati, A., K. Cockle, J. I. Areta, G. Capuzzi, and R. Farina. 2006. El maracana lomo rojo (Primolius maracana) en Argentina: de plaga a la extincion en 50 anos? El Hornero 21: 37-43
  6. ^ "Illiger's or Blue-winged Mini-Macaws as Pets". Beauty of Birds. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
  7. ^ Kalhagen, Alyson. "Illiger's Macaw (Blue-Winged Macaw): Bird Species Profile". The Spruce Pets. Retrieved 13 March 2022.

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