Lear's Macaw
Anodorhynchus leari Bonaparte, 1856
Psittacidae — African & New World Parrots
Lear's Macaw, Anodorhynchus leari, is a parrot of south-eastern Brazil in South America. It belongs to the Psittacidae family and was described by Bonaparte in 1856. This macaw is almost entirely blue, with a yellow area of skin at the base of its heavy black bill. It lives in caatinga, a dry shrubby landscape, and uses sandstone cliffs for roosting and nesting. Its range is very limited. It is also associated with cattle ranching.
- Order
- Psittaciformes
- Family
- Psittacidae — African & New World Parrots
- Breeding range
- South America: e Brazil
