Scarlet Macaw

A large, vibrant parrot with scarlet plumage on its body, yellow wing coverts, and blue flight feathers. It has a massive hooked beak and a long pointed tail.

Brilliant cobalt blue on the dorsal surface with a deep red or maroon underside. The rachis is typically dark or black.

Tightly interlocked pennaceous barbs with a robust interlocking hooklet system for aerodynamic rigidity.

Smooth, glossy, and highly rigid. The dorsal surface has a slight structural iridescence common in psittacines.

Deep blue dorsal coloration, significant length, and a thick, rigid rachis characteristic of large Neotropical parrots.

Humid lowland subtropical and tropical rainforests, open woodlands, and river edges.

Resident from southeastern Mexico to Amazonian Peru, Bolivia, and Brazil.

Important seed predator and disperser; helps maintain forest diversity through its foraging habits.

Blue-and-yellow Macaw (Ara arauna) feathers are similar but lack the specific red undertones found in the Scarlet Macaw's primary undersides.

Scarlet Macaws can live up to 50-75 years and are known to use their beaks as a third limb for climbing in the canopy.

Excellent; the barbs appear fully zipped and the color is vibrant, indicating a healthy adult bird or a fresh molt.

Amazon rainforest