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Birds
Scarlet macaw
Scarlet macaw · Ara macao
Scarlet macaws enchant with their colourful plumage and loud calls in the rainforest.
Fact file
- Size
- Up to 90 cm long, around 1 kg in weight
- Males and females
- Males and females hardly distinguishable in appearance
- Sounds
- Loud, harsh croaking calls often heard in flight
- Diet
- Seeds, fruit, nuts and occasionally foliage
- Offspring
- Two to four eggs per clutch, incubation about 28 days
How to identify Scarlet macaw
Scarlet macaws are unmistakable with their bright red plumage. Wings and tail show vivid yellow and blue tones that look especially intense in flight. The head and underside remain mostly red, while the upper back and the outer parts of the wings show a clear yellow, followed by deep blue tips.
With a length of up to 90 centimetres, these birds are among the largest parrots in Central and South America. They are striking for their strong, pale beak, the white, unfeathered facial skin and the long, pointed-looking tail feathers. Compared to similar macaws such as the green-winged macaw, the broad green band on the wings is missing.
More in the app
With Wildful Stories+ you also get in the app:
- general viewing tips
- 8 places where you can see Scarlet macaw
Where Scarlet macaw live
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