Buffon’s Macaw

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Buffon‘s Macaw (Great Green Macaw)

Latin: Ara ambiguus, Ara ambigua

Deutsch: Großer SoldatenAra

French: Ara de Buffon

Netherland: Buffons ara

Italian: Ara verde

Spain: Guacamayo verde limón

 

Biological data:

Distribution: South and Central America; Panama, Columbia, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Ecuador

Habitat: many forest types including seasonal forests, up to 650m above sea level

Size: 77-85cm

Adult Weight: 1300g

IUCN Red List category: Endangered

 

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Sources:    

http://www.arndt-verlag.com/projekt/birds_3.cgi?Desc=E211.htm&Pic=211_1.JPG&Search=ara&Lang=lat

http://www.parrots.org/index.php/encyclopedia/profile/great_green_macaw/

http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/species/factsheet/22685553

 

 

Title photo: (c) Ruth Rogers. This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license.

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