MACAW

Features
There are 14 species of macaws. There are six
species that are already extinct is that we
cannot find any of their on the face of the Earth.

The family of the Psittacidae this color ful bird

belongs to the group commonly know as
Parrots.
There are more than 300 different species which
include the macaw.
Popular name: Macaw.
Class: Bird

The macaw is characterized by having one size

greater than the parrot since it may reach 90
centimeters long, their plumaje is also more
colorful.

It has a peak long with hook form. The macaws

have a large and robust peak that breaks easily
nuts and seeds. His tongue has a bone to hit
fruit.
Also have four toes with nail wedge, two are
forward and two backward mode that allows you
to hold.

Their colorful plumage allows them camouflage

themselves in the habitat where they are, when
they feel fear they flying or they can even
attack with long beak.

Feed
Macaw has great variety in your her diet. They
feed on insects, fruits, vegetables, nuts,
amphibian or small lizards.
The average weight of the macaws is 900-1500
grams. The measure of its wings is 41 cm.

They are terrestrial birds and its origin is

American and always looking for areas or forest
with tropical climate.

Reproduction
They are oviparous through eggs. Each female
can lay three or four eggs, 28 days to hatch
them. The color of the eggs is white. Then will
born small fry that are fed by the parents until
can avail themselves.

Live
Most of these birds live in the hollows of trees.

Endangered
How we know six species are endangered.
Macaws are in danger of imminent extinction
mainly for use as domestics pets and their
feathers.
Reference
Macaws are intelligent and social birds, live in
flocks of 10 to 30 members. Their squawks and

screms rumble through the jungle. Some species

mimic the voice of the man.
Macaws sleep in trees at night and in the
morning flying long distances to get fruit,
insects. to fed.
Macaws have the same lifetime partner, share
food, cleaned together.

Live different species of macaws in the middle

and south of the American continent specially in
the Amazon.

The macaws have a very long-live in some cases

can live 80 years.
Examples of species of macaws

Blue and yellow macaw

Red and yelow macaw
Red and green macaw
Military macaw
Macaw blue throat
Red front macaw
Hyacinth macaw

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