Red-fronted Macaw
The Red-fronted Macaw (Ara rubrogenys) is a parrot endemic to a small semi-desert mountainous area of Bolivia, Brazil It is highly endangered, and there may only be 150 or so birds left in the wild; it has been successfully bred in captivity, and is available, if not common, as a pet.
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| Red-fronted Macaw |
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Description
The Red-fronted Macaw is 55–60 cm (21.5–23.5 in.) long. It is mostly green, and has a red forehead, a red patch over the ears and bright red to orange edged under wing coverts. It has an area of pinkish skin around the eyes extending to the beak. It has red at the bend of wings and blue primary wing feathers.
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| Red-fronted Macaw |
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