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Introduction
Green Macaw Classification (COI) Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Subembr. Vertebrata Class Aves Order Psittaciformes Family Psittacidae Subfamily Psittacinae Genus Ara Binomial name (In taxonomy (botany, zoology, etc.), the binomial name, or binomial, comes from the…) Ara severus
(Linnaeus, 1758) Geographical distribution IUCN conservation status:
LC: Minor concern
The Green Macaw or Severe Macaw (Ara severus) is a species of Psittacidae of relatively modest size for the Ara genus.
Description
This bird (A bird (or Aves class) is a tetrapod animal belonging to the phylum of…) has green plumage (Green is a complementary color corresponding to light which has a wavelength… ). His face is bare and white. Its shoulders are red, everything like the underside of the tail. Its flight feathers are blue. Its beak (A beak, in the strict sense, is an external anatomical structure which allows food intake and…) is black and its irises yellow.
It measures approximately 46 cm and does not exhibit sexual dimorphism.
Distribution
This bird is very widespread in Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil and in the north of Bolivia.
Subspecies
According to Alan P. Peterson, there are two subspecies:
- Ara severus castaneifrons Lafresnaye, 1847
- Ara severus severus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Behavior
This bird generally lives in pairs, but when mangoes ripen, groups of around twenty individuals can feast together on these fruits.
Habitat
This species inhabits tropical forests and gallery forests along rivers.
Captivity
This Macaw, modest in size for the genus, is quite popular in captivity.
Reproduction
The breeding season begins in February. The nest is built in the hollow of a palm tree.
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