Taxonomy

Researchers found the fourth species of Nestor genus from Chatham Islands

February 12th, 2015 | by LubosTomiska

The new close relative of Keas (Nestor notabilis) and Kakas (Nestor meridionalis) was found by archeologists on Chatham Islands in the Pacific Ocean. This interesting discover is based on an analysis of fossil parrot bones found...

How many subspecies does the Scarlet Macaw have?

February 3rd, 2015 | by LubosTomiska

We can distinguish two subspecies in the Scarlet Macaw (Ara macao) – Ara macao cyanoptera and Ara macao macao. Breeders often discuss about classification of bred individuals and that’s why we have decided to set up a...