Macaw
- Scientific name: Ara ararauana
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Chordata
- Class: Aves
- Family: Psittacidae
- Genus: Ara
- Species: A. araruana
Fun Facts
- Macaws live 30 to 50 years
- They eat fruits, berries, nuts and green plants of all kinds.
- Illegal traffic in live birds has put the species in immediate danger of extinction.
- The macaws main enemies are the harpy eagle and the hawk eagle.
- Macaws are very rigorous animals, they tend to congregate in flocks of a hundred or more animals.
- Macaws fly in a group, paired birds usually fly very close with their wings almost touching.
- Macaws weigh 2 to 4 pounds and have a wingspan of 42 inches (3.5 feet)
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