The hyacinth macaw is the largest flying parrot species in the world, native to central and eastern South America, especially the Pantanal region of Brazil, Bolivia and Paraguay. It has vivid cobalt-blue plumage with a bright yellow ring around the eye and a yellow patch at the base of the lower mandible. It feeds mainly on the nuts of palm species such as acuri and bocaiuva, using its exceptionally powerful hooked bill to crack shells too tough for most other animals, and it nests mainly in the hollows of large, old trees.
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Classification
System (Realm) Relationship to People Living or Extinct Scientific NameAnodorhynchus hyacinthinus 5 Conservation Status Comparison
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Child Taxon Of
Source Hyacinth Macaw (Wikidata)
In Biome
Source Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus
In Ecosystem
Source Wikidata: Howler Monkey
Additional Source Cerrado (Wikipedia)Article text
Source Wikidata: Green Iguana
Additional Source Pantanal (Wikipedia)Article text
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Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Sources
1. EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014)
2. Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus
Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of ZoologyHabitat Regions, Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus
Habitat Regions tropical tropical terrestrial terrestrial
In Biome: Savanna, Terrestrial Biomes
Habitat Regions tropical tropical terrestrial terrestrial Terrestrial Biomes savanna or grassland savanna or grassland forest forest mountains mountains
View the Source 3. Wikipedia: Hyacinth Macaw
WikipediaLead section
Habitat loss and the trapping of wild birds for the pet trade have taken a heavy toll on their population in the wild, so the species is classified as Vulnerable on the International Union for Conservation of Nature's Red List, and it is protected by its listing on Appendix I of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).
Article text
Habitat loss and the trapping of wild birds for the pet trade have taken a heavy toll on their population in the wild, so the species is classified as Vulnerable on the International Union for Conservation of Nature's Red List, and it is protected by its listing on Appendix I of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).
Infobox: status
VU
View the Source 4. GBIF Species API
5. Hyacinth Macaw (Wikidata)
Wikidata- Wikidata Q463154 (P225 taxon name)
Statements section, conservation status (P141)
IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): vulnerable.
- Child Taxon Of: Psittacidae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
View the Source Pantanal (Wikipedia)
In Ecosystem: Pantanal, Article textQuote, In Ecosystem: Pantanal, Article text
of the Pantanal are also home to the following endangered or threatened species: the hyacinth macaw (Anodorhyncus hyacinthinus) (a bird endangered due to smuggling), the crowned solitary eagle (Buteogallus coronatus), the maned wolf (Chrysocyon brachyurus), the bush dog (Speothos venaticus), the South American tapir (Tapirus
Cerrado (Wikipedia)
In Ecosystem: Cerrado, Article textQuote, In Ecosystem: Cerrado, Article text
The crowned solitary eagle, hyacinth macaw, toco toucan, buff-necked ibis, dwarf tinamou, and Brazilian merganser are examples of birds found in the Cerrado.
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