- Primolius couloni
Identification
41cm (16¼ in)
- Green plumage
- Blue head, flight feathers and primary coverts
- Tail
- Maroon base to uppertail
- Narrow green centre
- Blue tip
- Greenish-yellow undertail
- Green underwing
- Pale greyish-horn bill with black base
- Eye
- White iris
- Narrow, maroon eye-ring
- Dark grey facial skin and lores
- Dull pinkish legs
Juvenile: black bill, grey legs, dark iris, white facial skin and lores, otherwise similar to adult.
Distribution
South America: Peru, Bolivia, and Brazil.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1], which in the past has been placed in genus Ara.
Habitat
Openings in humid forest near rivers or swamps, up to 1550m.
Behaviour
Breeding
The clutch consists of 2-4 eggs which are incubated for about 28 days; the young fledge after about 3 months.
Gallery
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Photo by Peter R. Bono
Between Pilcopata and Atalaya mirador, Peru, August 2008
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2016. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2016, with updates to August 2016. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved July 2017)
- Wikipedia
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Blue-headed Macaw. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 25 April 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Blue-headed_Macaw
