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Greenwing Macaw for sale

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  The Red and Green Macaw (Ara chloropterus) is also known as the Green-winged Macaw and is a large bird that is the largest member of the Ara family of Macaws and is found across South America.  Green-winged macaw for sale The Red and Green can be differentiated from the Scarlet Macaw quite easily just by sight.  While both birds have a red breast, this bird has green upper wing coverts and some yellow feathers above this.  There are red lines around the eyes made by tiny feathers on otherwise white skin and there are iridescent teal feathers on the tail.  When seen together, the Red and Green are clearly somewhat bigger than their Scarlet cousin is.  Green-winged macaw for sale It usually has a wingspan up to 49 inches (125cm) in length, making it second only to the Hyacinth Macaw in the whole parrot family.  Its body length is around 35-37 inches (90-95cm) and an adult bird will weigh around 1250-1700 grams (2.7-3.7lbs).  Their lifespan in capt...

Hahn’s Macaw - Red Shouldered Macaw For Sale

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  The Hahn’s Macaw (Diopsittaca nobilis) is properly known as the Red-Shouldered Macaw and is one of the smallest members of the Neotropical Macaw branch of the parrot family.  It lives in tropical lowlands, swamps and savannahs in Venezuela, Bolivia, the Guianas, Brazil and southeastern Peru.  The Hahn’s is technically a subspecies along with the Noble Macaw, but Hahn’s is the term most commonly encountered in captive-bred birds.   Hahns macaw for sale, These parrots are generally around 30cm in length and weigh 165gm with the typical long narrow tail and large head seen in larger macaws.  Their lifespan is around 30-40 years. Hahns macaw for sale, The body feathers are bright green with dark or slate blue feathers above the beak.  Wings are bright green above and olive green below with the edges and shoulders being red.  They have orange eyes and white skin around the eyes, which is featherless.  The only difference between the subspecies i...

Hyacinth Macaw for sale

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  Hyacinth Macaw for sale  The Hyacinth Macaw (Andorhynchus hyacinthinus) is the largest bird in the macaw family at around 100cm from head to the end of the tail and is the largest species of flying parrot.  These birds typically weigh around 1.2-1.7kg, and only the Kea from New Zealand is heavier, but this is a ground-dwelling bird.  The Hyacinth is currently listed as an Endangered Species and comes under Appendix I on the CITES listing.   Hyacinth Macaw for sale As its name tells, the Hyacinth has blue feathers with lighter feathers above the wings and the feathers below being darker.  It has a typically curved parrot beak which is black with a piece of skin on either side which is called a lappet which is bright yellow.  The eye-ring is also bright yellow.  These big macaws cannot be sexed by visual means but only by tests such as DNA tests.  They typically live to the age of 50 years and can breed until they are around 30 years of ...

Scarlet Macaw For sale

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  Scarlet Macaw for sale  The Scarlet Macaw (Ara Macao) is a group of parrots called macaws that live in the humid, evergreen forests of South America.  It is probably one of the most recognizable birds, even to those not interested in bird keeping with its brilliant red, blue and yellow plumage, long tail, and hooked beak.  They are not sexually dimorphic so it is very difficult to have sex visually. Scarlet Macaw for sale It is found through southeast Mexico to the Amazon areas of Peru, Bolivia, Venezuela, and Brazil.  In the wild, there has been a drop in numbers due to loss of habitat and capture for the parrot trade but local populations have steadied in numbers and are not considered endangered at this time.                     Scarlet Macaw for sale Scarlet Macaws are typically around 81cm in length, although around half of this is composed of their tail.  They weigh around 1 kilogram.  The ...