Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Parrots, Macaws and Allies :: Great Green Macaw

Great Green Macaw Ara ambigua

Described by: Bechstein (1811)
Alternate common name(s): Buffon's Macaw
Old scientific name(s): Ara ambiguus, Ara ambiguus

Photographs

Zoo de La Flèche, La Flèche, Sarthe, Pays de la Loire, France - Aug 21, 2002 © Alain Fossé 
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Range

S. Central America and nw. South America;
Two populations;
(1) Caribbean slope of e. Honduras, Nicaragua and Costa Rica, both slopes of Panama to nw. Colombia. Possibly sw. Colombia.
(2) W. Ecuador (Lita, Cerro Blanco Protected Forest).

Videos

No videos are available for this species

Sounds

No sounds are available for this species

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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