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Blue-winged Macaw
Diogo Luiz, CC BY 4.0, via iNaturalist

Parrots & macaws

Blue-winged Macaw

Primolius maracana (Vieillot, 1816)

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishBlue-winged Macaw
DutchIlligers Ara
SpanishMaracaná lomo rojo
Chinese蓝翅金刚鹦鹉
Sranan Tongopopokai (general name for the group)
Scientific namePrimolius maracana (Vieillot, 1816)

About this species

The blue-winged macaw (Primolius maracana), in aviculture more commonly known as Illiger's macaw, is a species of small macaw (sometimes called a mini-macaw) found in central and eastern South America. The second name is in honor of the German ornithologist Johann Karl Wilhelm Illiger. It was previously placed in the genera Ara or Propyrrhura. Blue-winged macaws have been known to reach an age of 50–60 years.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderPsittaciformes
FamilyPsittacidae
GenusPrimolius

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