Red-fronted macaw
| Red-fronted macaw | |
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| At Tulsa Zoo, Oklahoma, USA | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Psittaciformes |
| Family: | Psittacidae |
| Genus: | Ara |
| Species: | A. rubrogenys
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| Binomial name | |
| Ara rubrogenys Lafresnaye, 1847
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The red-fronted macaw (Ara rubrogenys) is a
critically endangered species; it has been successfully bred in captivity, and is available, if not common, as a pet. It is also sometimes known in the literature as Lafresnaye's macaw, named for the French ornithologist Frédéric de Lafresnaye, who was one of the first to describe the species.[3]
Description
The red-fronted macaw is 55–60 cm (21.5–23.5 in) long. It is mostly green, and has a red forehead, a red patch over the ears and bright red to orange edged under wing coverts. It has an area of pinkish skin around the eyes extending to the beak. It has red at the bend of wings and blue primary wing feathers.
Range and habitat
The red-fronted macaw is native to a small mountainous area of south-central
fissures in cliff faces.[4]
The bird has been captured for the pet trade in the past and killed by local farmers because it raids their crops.
Gallery
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Upper body -
Head -
Side –Jurong BirdPark, Singapore -
Wing clipped -
In the air -
Flying
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References
- . Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
- ISBN 0-86622-120-4.
- ^ Lanning, D. V. (1991). "Distribution and breeding biology of the Red-fronted Macaw" (PDF). Wilson Bulletin. 103 (3): 357–365.
External links
- Red-fronted macaw videos on the Internet Bird Collection
- Stamps[usurped] (for Bolivia)
- Red-fronted macaw photo gallery VIREO
- Wild macaws (Bolivia section)
- 1840s illustration by P. Oudart