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Blue-headed macaw

Species

Blue-headed macaw

(Primolius couloni)

Length: 41 cm.
Weight: 240 to 259 g.

Coloration: Green coloration, blue head and flight feathers, reddish uppertail, no white facial skin.

Status

Considered Least Concern (LC) by the IUCN and MMA (2018).

Source: IUCN

Geographical Distribution

Peru, northern Bolivia, and in Brazil, it has been sighted in Acre.

Habitat

Woodlands and tropical forest

Food

Fruits, flowers, and small seeds

Distribution map

Source: IUCN

Taxonomy

Class: Birds

Order: Psittaciformes

Family: Psittacidae

Genre: Primolius

Scientific name: Primolius couloni.

Popular name: Blue-headed macaw

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