Alternative name: Golden-collared Macaw
- Primolius auricollis
Identification
38-44cm
- Bright green
- Blue outer wing
- Greenish-blue upper part of the tail; the lower is maroon
- Blue-black crown
- Black beak, grey tipped
- Broad yellow collar
- Bare white cheek patch
- Pink legs and feet
The collar on immatures is red
Distribution
South America: found from north-eastern Bolivia to Paraguay, south-western Brazil and northern Argentina.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1], which in the past has been placed in genus Ara.
Habitat
Rainforest, swamps, dry savanna and the foothills of mountains.
Behaviour
Diet
The diet includes fruits, nuts, seeds, green plant material and some insects.
Breeding
They nest in hollows in trees. The clutch of 3-5 eggs is incubated for 26 days.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- AvianWeb
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Yellow-collared Macaw. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 12 February 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Yellow-collared_Macaw
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