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

Tours where you can spot this bird

2 tours in Brazil

Sixteen-Day Northeast Brazil Endemics and Specialties Tour

Brazil / Fortaleza Group tour 16 days

Cross Ceará and Bahia over sixteen days, linking Caatinga, Atlantic Forest, Cerrado and campo rupestre for Northeast Brazil endemics....

North-East Brazil: Fifteen Days of Caatinga and Atlantic Forest Birding

Brazil / Fortaleza Custom tour 15 days

Travel from Fortaleza to Ilhéus through Baturité, Crato, Canudos, Lençóis, Boa Nova and Serra Bonita, searching for north-east Brazil’...