Scientific Facts Common Name: Great-billed Parrot, Moluccan parrot, island parrot Scientific Name: Tanygnathus megalorynchos Life Span: 10 to 12 years Size: 16 inches Habitat: Forest, woodlands, and mangroves Country of Origin: Southeast Asian islands of Maluku, Talaud, Sangir, Raja Ampat, Sarangani, and Lesser Sundas Physical Description Image Source The great-billed parrot or the Moluccan parrot […] More
Image Source Scientific Facts Common Name: Chestnut-fronted Macaw, Brazilian green macaw, Severe macaw Scientific Name: Ara severus Life Span: Up to 30 years Weight: 10.7 to 13.5 ounces Length: 15 to 20 inches Habitat: Farmlands and forests Country of Origin: Brazil, Panama, Bolivia Physical Description The Chestnut-fronted macaws mostly have a shimmery dark green with […] More
Image Source Scientific Facts Common Name: Blue-Winged Macaw Scientific Name: Primolius maracana Life Span: Up to 45 or more years in captivity Size: About 17 inches Habitat: Woodlands Country of Origin: South America Blue-Winged Macaw Information The Blue-Winged Macaw is considered one of the most popular species of parrots that hail from South America. What […] More
Scientific Facts Common Name: Blue-throated Macaw Scientific Name: Ara glaucogularis Life Span: Up to 35 years Mass: 750 grams Length: 85 cm Habitat: Grasslands, savannahs, and swamps Country of Origin: Bolivia Physical Description Image Source Blue-throated Macaws have very vivid coloration, and they have beautiful bright blue and turquoise feathers covering their back, their throats, […] More
Image Source Scientific Facts Common Name Blue-and-gold Macaw, Yellow-breasted Macaw, Blue Macaw Scientific Name Ara ararauna Size 86 cm (33.5 in) Life Span 60 yrs Habitat wooded areas, usually near water, including the edge of lowland humid forest, gallery forest in savanna, savanna with scattered trees and palms, swamp forest, and palm swamp. Country of […] More
Image Source Scientific Facts Common Name: Blue-headed macaw, Coulon’s macaw Scientific Name: Primolius couloni Life Span: 30 to 35 years in the wild, 50+ years in captivity Size: 40 to 41 cm size, 207 to 294 grams weight Habitat: Humid low-land forests, near rivers, and cleared areas Country of Origin: Eastern Peru Physical Description The […] More
Image Source Scientific Facts Common Name: Eclectus Parrot Scientific Name: Eclectus roratus Life Span: Up to 50 years Size: Medium Length: 12 to 14.5 inches Weight: 388 to 524 grams Habitat: Rainforests Country of Origin: Australia, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, and the Solomon Islands Physical Description Image Source The Eclectus parrots are bright, colorful birds […] More
Image Source Scientific Facts Common Name Dusky Parrot Scientific Name Pionus fuscus Origin Northern South America, Northeastern Amazon Basin, Southeast Amazon Basin, northwest Maranhão state Brazil and in the Guiana countries; There is a limited sighting of their population in the west in central-eastern Venezuela, eastern side, Orinoco River, and on the Caribbean coast Habitat […] More