Birds of the World

Psittacidae : Parrots

Red-and-green Macaw

Ara chloroptera

Tambopata, Peru - December 2008

Red-and-Green Macaw is very similar to the slightly smaller Scarlet Macaw, the main difference being in the lack of yellow in the upperwing. Both species are present in the photo below...

Red-ang-Green Macaws, Scarlet Macaws and Blue-and-Yellow Macaws - Tambopata, Peru - December 2008

Red-ang-Green Macaws and a Blue-and-Yellow Macaw - Tambopata, Peru - December 2008

Tambopata, Peru - December 2008

Although generally uncommon throughout tropical South America, it is the commonest of the large macaws to visit the clay-lick at Tambopata.

Tambopata, Peru - December 2008