Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Parrots, Macaws and Allies :: Blue-winged Macaw

Blue-winged Macaw Primolius maracana

Described by: Vieillot (1816)
Alternate common name(s): Illiger's Macaw
Old scientific name(s): Ara maracana, Propyrrhura maracana, Primolius maracanus

Photographs

Brazil - Date unknown © Arthur Grosset  Brazil - Date unknown © Arthur Grosset  Chapada dos Guimarães, Mato Grosso, Brazil - Aug 23, 2007 © Jean-Philippe Paris  Chapada dos Guimarães, Mato Grosso, Brazil - Oct, 2006 © Nancy Bell 
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Range

Ce. South America;
E. Amazonian Brazil (Bahia (Chapada Diamantina), Mato Grosso (Chapada dos Guimaraes)), Paraguay and ne. Argentina.

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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