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Military Macaw
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Eats
They eat a variety of foods including fruits, nuts, seeds, berries, and vegetables.
Lives
Military Macaws are found within West-central Mexico, northern Argentina and Bolivia. They are highly adaptable, living in arid woodlands, tropical rain forests, canyons, wooded foothills, and coffee plantations. They typically nest in large tree tops or on cliff faces.
Behavior
Macaws are very social, they normally live in pairs or flocks of 20-40 birds in the wild. Macaws are considered to be the most intelligent of all birds.
Description
Military macaws are mostly green with a red forehead and upper tail feathers, they have bare white faces with small rows of black and red feathers. The white of their faces reacts much like a humans in that when they are excited or upset, they will flush and it will turn a pinkish color. Their tail feathers are blue with bluish-red shorter feathers on top. Their eyes are yellow, the beak is a dark grey, and legs are a lighter grey. They are highly intelligent and are often called flying primates, they have the intelligence of almost a 5 year old human!
Did you Know?
In the course of their daily feeding, macaws allow plenty of seeds (while they eat and in their droppings) to fall to the forest floor. This helps generate a lot of forest growth, meaning they are a very important part of their forests ecosystem.
How can I Help?
Military macaws are one of the most sought-after species in the illegal pet trade. This, along with habitat loss and fragmentation, has caused a rapid decline in populations. If you are looking to get a companion bird of your own, take into consideration where they are coming from and if you are ready for the large commitment you are making.
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