Red-bellied Macaw
Orthopsittaca manilatus (Boddaert, 1783)
Psittacidae — African & New World Parrots
Red-bellied Macaw, Orthopsittaca manilatus, is a parrot of Amazonia in South America. It belongs to the Psittacidae and is placed in the order Psittaciformes. Its range is centred on tropical Amazonian South America, and it also occurs on Trinidad. The bird is tied to moriche palm swamp forest and sandy savannah with palm groves, and it depends on Moriche palm for roosting, feeding and nesting. Its name comes from the large maroon area on the belly. It was described by Boddaert in 1783.
- Order
- Psittaciformes
- Family
- Psittacidae — African & New World Parrots
- Breeding range
- South America: Amazonia
