Macaws have more than 18 species in the lovely planet, some of which are extinct and some are critically in danger. The most intelligent and beautiful specie in parrot family is Macaw. If we say the amazing Macaws are the ruling class in parrot family , it would not be wrong. Macaws , the most intelligent parrots are the most prominent in the Psittacosis. The detail about Macaw is enumerated in this article ;
Macaws : The Most Intelligent Parrots
Here are 9 amazing Macaws of the world ;
1 – Great Green Macaws are the largest parrots in their natural range, averaging 85–90 cm (33–36 in) long and 1.3 kg (2.9 lb) in weight. They are mainly green and have a reddish forehead and pale blue lower back, rump and upper tail feathers. Tail is brownish red tipped with very pale blue. The bare facial skin of this amazing macaw is patterned with lines of small dark feathers, which are reddish in older and female parrots.
Great Green Macaw – Wilson X
2- The Blue-throated Macaw is another amazing macaw of about 85 cm (33 in) long including the length of its tail feathers, and weighs about 750 g (27 oz). It has vivid colors with turquoise-blue wings and tail, and bright yellow underparts and blue under tail coverts. The throat is blue and continuous with its blue cheeks. It has a large black bill. Bare skin at the base of the beak is pink and pale bare skin on the sides of the face is partly covered with lines of small dark blue feathers.
Blue-throated Macaw – harrymoon
3 - The Military Macaw is 70.5 cm (27.8 in) long on average, 99–110 (33–43 in) across the wings and weighs 900–1,100 grams (2–2.4 lbs).It is mostly green in color with the head a slightly paler shade. It bears a red frontal patch, with a white bare facial area barred with narrow black lines. The flight feathers of these amazing macaws are blue and the red tail bordered with blue. The large strong beak is grey-black and the iris yellow.
Military (Green) Macaw – BowThai89
4- The Hyacinth Macaw is the largest Macaw and the heaviest macaw is the Buffon Macaw. This amazing macaw is the largest parrot by length in the world, the Hyacinth Macaw is 100 cm (3.3 ft) long from the tip of its tail to the top of its head and weighs 1.2–1.7 kg (2.6–3.7 lb).Each wing is 388–425 mm (15.3–16.7 in) long. The tail is long and pointed. Its feathers are entirely blue, lighter above and darker on its wings. It has a large black curved beak. It has a lappet of bright-yellow bare skin on the left and right of its face adjacent to the base of its lower beak and an eye ring of yellow bare skin encircle each eye. Male and female are identical in external appearance, and juveniles resemble adults except they have shorter tails and the yellow on their faces is paler
Hyacinth Macaws (Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus) – Donna Sullivan Thomson
5- The amazing Red-and-green Macaw (Ara chloropterus), also known as the Green-winged Macaw, which can be readily identified from the Scarlet Macaw as whilst the breast of both birds is bright red, the upper-wing covert feathers of the Red-and-green Macaw are mostly green but can occasionally sport a few yellow feathers above the band of green (as opposed to mostly yellow, or a strong mix of yellow and green in the Scarlet Macaw). In addition, the Red-and-green Macaw has characteristic red lines around the eyes formed by rows of tiny feathers on the otherwise bare white skin patch; this is one of the biggest differences from a Scarlet Macaw to the casual viewer. Iridescent teal feathers are surrounded by red on the tail. If seen together, the Red-and-Green Macaw is clearly larger than the Scarlet Macaw as well.
Green-winged Macaw – P. Stubbs photo
6- The Chestnut-fronted Macaw or Severe Macaw is an amazing macaw of mostly green in color with patches of red and blue on the wings. The head has a Chestnut brown patch just above the beak. The beak is black and the patches around the eyes are white with lines of small black feathers. It is the only one of the miniature macaws that has lines of feathers in the bare patches around its eyes. In the wild their typically gregarious personality can become more aggressive at puberty giving them the name Severe. This tendency can be curbed in captivity but the species requires significant handling to make a tame pet. It is 45–50 cm (18–20 in) long and weighs 300-410 grams (10.6-14.5 oz.)
![Maracaná [Chestnut-fronted Macaw] - barloventomagico](http://www.thelovelyplanet.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Maracaná-Chestnut-fronted-Macaw-barloventomagico.jpg "Maracaná [Chestnut-fronted Macaw] - barloventomagico")
Maracaná [Chestnut-fronted Macaw] – barloventomagico
7- The Scarlet Macaw (Ara macao) is a large, colorful macaw. It is native to humid evergreen forests in the American tropics. t is about 81 centimeters (32 in) long, of which more than half is the pointed, graduated tail typical of all macaws, though the Scarlet Macaw has a larger percentage of tail than the other large Macaws. The average weight is about 1 kilogram (2.2 lb). The plumage of this amazing macaw is mostly scarlet, but the rump and tail-covert feathers are light blue, the greater upper wing coverts are yellow, the upper sides of the flight feathers of the wings are dark blue as are the ends of the tail feathers, and the undersides of the wing and tail flight feathers are dark red with metallic gold iridescence. Some individuals may have green in the wings.
A pair of Scarlet-Macaw – Image: Ryan-Chan
8- The Golden Collard Macaw has a total length of about 38 cm (15 in), of which almost half is tail feathers. The general plumage of this amazing macaw is green, with a distinct yellow collar that is broadest on the back of the neck. The yellow collar develops as the bird ages, with more vibrant colors found in mature birds. The front and crown is brownish black. The remiges and primary coverts are blue and the long, pointed tail has a red base, a narrow green center and a blue tip. The underside of the tail and flight feathers are greenish-yellow, similar to that of several other small macaws such as the Blue-winged and Red-billed Macaw. The legs are a dull pinkish color, and the iris is reddish to dull yellow. It has extensive bare white facial skin and the heavy bill is black, often tipped pale grey
Golden Collared Macaws – Image by Makuahine Pa’i Ki’i
9- The Red-fronted Macaw is native to a small mountainous area of south-central Bolivia situated about 200 km west of Santa Cruz, in the department of the same name, where the climate is medium altitude semi-desert. The Red-fronted Macaw is 55–60 cm (21.5–23.5 in.) long. It is mostly green, and has a red forehead, a red patch over the ears and bright red to orange edged under wing coverts. It has an area of pinkish skin around the eyes extending to the beak. It has red at the bend of wings and blue primary wing feathers.
Red fronted Macaw- Image: kfjmiller
These 9 amazing macaws of the world like many other endangered species are also threatened with illegal logging of trees and black market trade to sell them as domestic animals.
