They are small macaws, measuring around 50 cm and weighing between 285 and 387 g. They are green in color, with red and blue feathers on the wings and tail, white facial skin with rows of fine black feathers, and a brown forehead.
Status of conservation
Considered Least Concern (LC) by the IUCN and MMA (2018).
Source: IUCN
Geographical Distribution
Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, the Guianas, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia. In Brazil, it occurs from the Amazon region to northern Mato Grosso.
Habitat
Areas of ciliary forest and stands of buriti palms.
Food
Fruits, seeds, flowers, and leaves.
Distribution map
Source: IUCN
Taxonomia
Class: Birds
Order: Psittaciformes
Family: Psittacidae
Genre: Ara
Scientific name: Ara ararauna.
Popular name: Blue-and-yellow macaw, yellow-bellied macaw
