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Military Macaw (Ara militaris)

SourceNeiljs · Wikimedia Commons

BS-0018

Military Macaw

Ara militaris

The Military Macaw has predominantly green plumage, a paler green head, and blue accents on its wings and tail; adult males and females look alike. Blue flight feathers contrast with green wing coverts and an unmarked green breast and back, while the long, graduated tail combines reddish-brown central feathers with blue tips. A red forehead borders bare whitish facial skin crossed by fine lines of small dark feathers.

Family
Psittacidae
Region
Central America & Caribbean · South America
Range
Central & South America
Habitat
Rainforest
Dominant color
Green
Conservation status
Vulnerable

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