Facts and Features of South and Central America Macaw

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Aves

Order: Psittaciformes

Family: Psittacidae

Genre: Arini

Scientific Name: Arini

Type: Bird

Diet: Omnivorous

Size (H): 77cm ​​- 101cm (30in - 39in)

Spread: 87cm - 141cm (34in - 56in)

Weight: 0.8 kg - 2 kg (2 lbs - 4.4 lbs)

Maximum speed: 24 kmh (15 mph)

Life Span: 50-60 years

Lifestyle:Flock

Condition: In Danger

Color: Red, Blue, Yellow, Green,White

Skin Type:Feathers

Favorite food: Fruit

Habitat: tropical jungle and rainforest

Normal chick size: 2

Prey also: fruits, nuts,Seeds, insects

Attackers: humans, monkeys,large birds

Distinguishing features:Coloured feathers

The macaw is a colorful parrot found in South and Central America.There are 17 species of macaws are found in the rainforests of South America.Many different species of macaws are considered today as the endangered animals.

The macaw is an omnivore and feeds on nuts,fruits along insects,eggs and small mammals and reptiles.The macaw is known to sleep through the night means that the macaw is a diurnal animal and in morning flies long distance for  finding  food.

This is one of the largest parrot species around the world,with the average adult macaw grows to over a meter in height.The macaw is well known for its wide variety of brightly colored feathers are often found in colors including blue,red,yellow and green.

Macaws have become very popular as pets and there is a thriving black market of some of the rarest breeds of macaw which contributes to their endangered status.Populations decline was also due to reason that the natural  habitat is being destroyed by deforestation,that is happening throughout Central and South America at an rapid rate.

The macaw has a large and powerful beak which helps to break the shells of nuts and seeds more easily. Like other species,macaws have four toes on each foot,with two toes in front and two toes facing backwards.This adaptation of the foot helps the macaw to grip the prey and tree branches more easily and allows it to perch on the trees without sliding.

Macaws are known to be very sociable birds and intelligent and often seen together in large groups of up to 30.Macaws communicate with each other using voice calls as squawking and screaming.Some species of macaws are even known to copy human sounds .

The macaw is one of animals around world are known to have the same breeding partner till death.Macaw couples do not breed together,but share their food and help to groom each other.When the female has laid her eggs (usually 2, but generally more) sits on her eggs to incubate them while the male  hunts and collect food for both.The chicks are born after a month.

Macaws are known by in humans areas where they live and have been known to be hunted by local tribes for their brightly colored feathers.It is also highly respected and even appears in a Brazilian bank notes.