Golden-collared Macaw
Primolius auricollis (Cassin, 1853)
Psittacidae — African & New World Parrots
Golden-collared Macaw, Primolius auricollis, is a South American parrot breeding in central Brazil, south-western Brazil and Bolivia, and also in northern Argentina and northern Paraguay. It is a small macaw with a yellow band on the back of the neck and upper shoulders, which becomes more striking as the bird matures. The body is mainly green, with a brownish-black forehead and crown, blue wing feathers, and a long tail marked with red at the base, green through the middle and blue at the tip. It nests in tree holes.
- Order
- Psittaciformes
- Family
- Psittacidae — African & New World Parrots
- Breeding range
- South America: c Brazil, sw Brazil and Bolivia to n Argentina and n Paraguay
