Red-and-green Macaw
Ara chloropterus Gray, GR, 1859
Psittacidae — African & New World Parrots
Red-and-green Macaw, Ara chloropterus, breeds in South America, in Amazonia and surrounding areas. It is the largest member of Ara and occurs across forests and woodlands in northern and central South America. Also called the green-winged macaw, it is a macaw of the parrot family. In recent years its numbers have fallen sharply because of habitat loss and illegal capture for the parrot trade.
- Order
- Psittaciformes
- Family
- Psittacidae — African & New World Parrots
- Breeding range
- South America: Amazonia and sc
