Red-fronted Macaw
Ara rubrogenys Lafresnaye, 1847
Psittacidae — African & New World Parrots
Red-fronted Macaw, Ara rubrogenys, is a parrot found in a small mountainous part of central Bolivia. It lives in a semi-desert area with cactus, thorny trees and scrub, and it is the only macaw recorded from this kind of climate. Its breeding sites are vertical cracks in cliff faces, used because the area lacks very large trees. The bird is also known as Lafresnaye’s macaw. It has been taken for the pet trade and has been bred in captivity.
- Order
- Psittaciformes
- Family
- Psittacidae — African & New World Parrots
- Breeding range
- South America: c Bolivia
