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- Ara ambigua
Identification
Great Green Macaws are massive birds (87 cm/34 in). They have extremely long tails and large seed-cracking beaks. They are mainly green with blue in their wings and red on their forehead. Their bare facial skin has lines, usually black.
Distribution
Great Green Macaws are endangered.
Taxonomy
Ara ambiguus is also known as Buffon's Macaw.
Habitat
Great Green Macaws inhabit the canopy of lowland rainforests. As a result of deforestation and clear-cutting, the macaws are now often seen flying over pastures to reach Dipteryx trees in the middle of an open pasture.
Behaviour
Great Green Macaws are often seen feeding. Small groups of up to 10 birds fly around looking for Dipterex trees that have fruit. These noisy flocks will land on a fruiting tree and sit on it for hours at a time. Macaws are very rarely not seen in groups. They are almost always extremely loud while feeding and flying.
External Links
http://www.greatgreenmacaw.org/
