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Psittaciformes / Psittacidae / Ara

Scarlet Macaw

Ara macao

IUCN: Least Concern

Data Sources

AviList 2025 eBird (scamac1) Avibase

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.

Taxonomy

Order: Psittaciformes
Family: Psittacidae
Genus: Ara

Subspecies (2)

Ara macao cyanopterus

southeastern Mexico to Nicaragua
Ara macao macao

Costa Rica to Colombia, the Guianas, Brazil, Peru, and Bolivia

Data Sources

AviList 2025 eBird (scamac1) Avibase

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.