Hyacinth Macaw
Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus
With it's rich blue plumage, the Hyacinth Macaw in not just the largest parrot in the world, but one of the most striking in appearance.
Hyacinth Macaw (Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus)
Brazil
Classified as Endangered with about 6,000 birds left, these magnificent birds are the longest and 2nd heaviest members of the Parrot family in the world.
Hyacinth Macaw
Range
North Brazil to east Bolivia and extreme north Paraguay
Habitat
Can live in a variety of habitats, including deciduous woodlands, palm groves and the palm savannahs of the Pantanal in southern Brazil.
Hyacinth Macaw Species Profile: Diet, Housing, and Behavior
Veterinary & Aquatic Services Department, Drs. Foster & Smith
Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus ...
Although hyacinth macaws are common in captivity, we know little about their habits in the wild. It is a highly social bird, and is often seen in large flocks in parts of South America.
Hyacinth Macaw, Blue Hyacinth, Hyacinthine Macaw
Family: PsittacidaeAnodorhynchus hyacinthinusPhoto © Animal-World: Courtesy Cheryl Galloway
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Hyacinth macaws have extremely strong beaks designed for cracking the shells of very hard nuts. In the wild these birds feed primarily on a variety of palm nuts but their diet also includes fruit and other vegetable matter.
Hyacinth macaws are the largest of the parrots and, as their name implies, are covered with bright blue plumage.
Hyacinth Macaw in Danger: The Hyacinth Macaw is considered an endangered species due to over collection for the cage bird trade and by the use of their feathers by the Kayapo Indians of Gorotire in southern Brazil.
Hyacinth Macaw
Class: Aves
Status: IUCN: Endangered; CITES: Appendix I.
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Hyacinth Macaws
BioBrasil is a non-profit, non-government organization that owns a private reserve called Hyacinth Cliffs Reserve in the Brazilian state of Piaui.
Hyacinth macaws weigh approximately 1550-1600 g (3-3.5 lb.)
DIET:
Most macaws feed mainly on seeds, nuts, and fruits. With their powerful, vice-like bills, some macaws are even able to crack open hard-shelled foods such as Brazil nuts.
The Hyacinth macaw is one of the largest macaws, measuring up to 40 inches. It is a lovely uniform cobalt blue with only a narrow strip of bare orange-yellow skin at the base of the lower bill.
10,000 Hyacinth Macaws were taken from the wild for the pet trade in the 1980s.[44] ...
The Endangered Hyacinth Macaw is a Favorite Target of Pet-Trade Poachers. Photo:Anna_Cotta/Wikimedia Commons ...
Protecting the Hyacinth Macaw and the Cerrado
Most Wanted Birds in Brazil
Winner of the Wildlife Conservation Society Birds of Brazil Giveaway
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Head and body height: largest-hyacinth macaw Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus, 39.4 inches (100 centimeters); smallest-red-shouldered macaw Diopsittaca nobilis, 11.8 inches (30 centimeters)
Weight: largest-hyacinth macaw, 3 to 3.
Hyacinth Macaw: Its biological name is 'anodorhynchus hyacinthinus'. It has blue wings, black beak and yellow eyes. It is the largest bird among the flying parrot species and macaws.
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The Hyacinth Macaw is the largest species of parrot in the world, growing to more than a meter in height and native to the jungles of central and eastern South America.
It is a distinctive bird with a large crest and has one of the largest bills of any parrots (only the Hyacinth Macaw's is larger). This powerful bill enables Palm Cockatoos to eat very hard nuts and seeds that other species have difficulty accessing.
Hyacinth macaw (Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus)
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Extant species range in size from the Buff-faced Pygmy-parrot, under 10 g (0.35 oz.) and 8 cm (3.2 inches), to the Hyacinth Macaw, at 1 meter (3.3 feet) in length, and the Kakapo, at 4 kg (8.8 lbs).
The Bird with the Strongest Bill, or Jaws = The rare Hyacinth Macaw (Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus) which lives on well protected foods such as Palm Tree - Pine nuts. They are also the largest flying parrot in the world.
There are 13 species of macaw that are threatened including the hyacinth macaw according to the IUCN Red List to Threatened Animals/World Conservation Monitoring Center.
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75 lbs (129 to 1,695 g) Group name: Flock Did you know? The hyacinth macaw-the largest of all parrots-has an enormous wingspan of more than 4 ft (127 cm). Size relative to a 6-ft (2-m) man: ...
Currently there are 17 species of macaw. The largest is the Hyacinth macaw which is 3 feet in length from head to tip of tail. The smallest is the Red-shouldered macaw, measuring 12 inches in length.
Some of the larger psittacine species like hyacinth macaws and sulphur-crested cockatoos have thin egg shells, as do the albatrosses. Chickens and ducks, on the other hand, tend to have very thick egg shells.
Red-bellied Macaw (Orthopsittaca manilata) - It has maroon feathers on the belly area and it has gained a reputation of being the most difficult of all the macaws.
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Hyacinth Macaw (Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus) ...
 See also: Macaw, Parrot, Cockatoo, Conure, Scarlet macaw
  
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