Hyacinth Macaws
Hyacinth Macaws are one of over sixteen species of macaw.
All macaws are members of the parrot family and the hyacinth macaw is one of the very largest of the parrots.
They are a deep cobalt blue, and sport an extremely large oversized beak. The beak is curved and looks quite prominent on the macaws face.
Hyacinth Macaw
Hyacinth macaws are from the innermost part of Northern Brazil, and are also native to Bolivia and Paraguay.
These birds nest in existing holes in trees which they take over for nesting.
The egg clutch is about one or two eggs. Of the two usually only one will survive to fledge, or learn to fly.
Both parents will care for the chicks, and help to bring them food . The little macaws have hearty appetites and can eat their weight in a day.
The second egg will nearly always hatch a day or two later than the first and the second, smaller bird cannot compete with the first one for the food the parents provide
Little Macaws will remain with their parents until they are about six months of ange.
They will be full grown and start to breed themselves at about age seven years.
The Hyacinth Macaw is today endangered.
Estimates of its population range from 2500, to about five thousand.
Two Hyacinth Macaw
They are hunted for the incredible color of their feathers, as well as to sell for pets, although new laws have made this illegal, the practice still persists.
Birds in captivity that are sold can bring a price that will range from 9000 to 1200 dollars.
Hyacinth macaws are easy prey as they usually spend most of their time in lighter forests or open grassy areas.
Unfortunately they don’t range in heavy forests, which might provide more cover for them.
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Ummm, don’t you get it? The point is that people like you, who think these birds would make a colorful accessory to their home are one of the reasons they are endangered!!!!!!!
You should NOT be trying to buy or “adopt” one of these parrots, you should be trying to keep their habitats in existence and not encourage the illegal pet trade that sees them kidnapped from their homes!
Ummm, don’t you get it? The point is that people like you, who think these birds would make a colorful accessory to their home are one of the reasons they are endangered!!!!!!!
You should NOT be trying to buy or “adopt” one of these parrots, you should be trying to keep their habitats in existence and not encourage the illegal pet trade that sees them kidnapped from their homes!
I disagree with Parrot Crusader. If you buy a banded Hyacinth Macaw in the USA, then you can be sure that the bird was hatched in the USA and not captured from some endangered rain forest. Keeping these birds as pets is perfectly acceptable and helps to ensure that this species will live on.
not true, in fact 67% of all birds sold in the us are from illegal trade
I myself agree with Parrot Crusader
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