Blue-headed macaw

The blue-headed Macaw is a parrot in the Psittacidae family. It is distinguished by its green plumage, dark eye rings, yellow irises and blue head. It is small in size, measuring around 41 cm and weighing an average of 250 g. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil and Peru in tropical rainforests, watersides and marshes, where it feeds on berries, plants, insects and seeds. Unfortunately, this superb macaw is now highly endangered in its natural habitat, not least because it is caught. It was reclassified as “threatened” in 2007 in the IUCN Red List, Annex IA of the Washington Convention.