Great Green Macaw

Ara ambigua

Great Green Macaw

Ara ambigua
  • Class
    Aves
  • Order
    Psittaciformes
  • Familly
    Psittacidae
  • Zoo la Palmyre, taille animal
    85 à 90 cm
  • Zoo la Palmyre, poids animal
    1,2 à 1,4 kg
  • Zoo la Palmyre, durée gestation animal
    29 days
  • Zoo la Palmyre, naissances animal
    2
  • Zoo la Palmyre, longévité animal
    60 years
  • Diet
    grains, fruit, berries and nuts
  • Habitat
    tropical forests and plains
  • Range
    Central America and north-west South America (Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia)
  • This species is part of a European Breeding Program
  • Population in the wild
    En diminution
  • IUCN REDLIST status
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The total Great Green Macaw population is estimated to stand at less than 2,500 fully grown individuals. The main threats to this species are deforestation, the trade in their meat and the illegal trade in caged birds.
 
As with other parrots, their zygodactile claws (two claws facing forwards, two backwards) allow them to maintain a firm grip on branches while grabbing food.

And in the wild



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