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Blue-and-yellow Macaw (Ara ararauna)

SourceLuc Viatour · Wikimedia Commons

BS-0017

Blue-and-yellow Macaw

Ara ararauna

Blue-and-yellow Macaw adults of both sexes have predominantly blue upperparts and golden-yellow underparts, with a green forehead grading into blue across the crown. The back and wings are largely uniform blue, the breast is unmarked yellow, and the long, graduated tail is blue above and yellowish below. Bare white facial skin is crossed by narrow lines of small black feathers.

Family
Psittacidae
Region
South America
Range
South America
Habitat
Rainforest
Dominant color
Blue
Conservation status
Least Concern

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