Buffon's Macaws aka Great Green Macaws or Grand Military Macaws
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The Great Green Macaw, also called Buffon's Macaw (Ara ambiguus) is a Central American parrot found in Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia and Ecuador.
Two isolated subspecies are recognized, the nominate form is found in Central America to Northern Colombia, while the A. a. guayaquilensis is found in Ecuador and possibly south-western Colombia.
Description:
Great Green Macaws are green, with a reddish forehead and pale blue lower back, rump and upper tail cover feathers. Tail is brownish red tipped with very pale blue.
It has been described as endangered, and has been one of the key elements in the proposal for the formation of a new National Park in Costa Rica, Maquenque National Park. Already significant parts of the birds existing habitat is covered by Nature reserves and other conservation projects.
The scientific name has recently been changed from A. ambigua to A. ambiguus to bring the name in gender agreement. (Source: Wikipedia.org)
Size: 85 cm 
Weight: 1300 g
Genus: Scientific: Ara ... English: Macaws ... Dutch: Echte Aras ... German: Eigentliche Aras ... French: Aras Species: Scientific: Ara ambigua ambigua ... English: Great Green Macaw, Buffon's Macaw ... Dutch: Buffons Ara, Grote Soldatenara ... German: Großer Soldatenara ... French: Grande ara militaire
CITES I - Protected Species
Distribution: Nicaragua, Easternmost Honduras, Costa Rica, Panama, Western Colombia
Related Websites: Lexicon of Parrots ... Buffon's Macaws ... Exotic Tropicals
Ecuadorian Buffon's Macaw aka Great Green Macaw, Guayaquil Macaw - Hybrid Macaws: Genus: Scientific: Ara ... English: Macaws ... Dutch: Echte Aras ... German: Eigentliche Aras ... French: Aras Species: Scientific: Ara ambigua guayaquilensis ... English: Ecuadorian Buffon's Macaw ... Dutch: Ecuador Grote Soldatenara ... German: Ekuadorianischer Großer Soldatenara ... French: Ara ambigua CITES I - Protected Species Distribution: Western Ecuador, South-Western Colombia
Related Websites: Lexicon of Parrots (Please scroll down to no. 2 - click on link to view photo.)
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