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  All Macaws
Scarlets are among the largest parrots (32-38 inches), with tails that are often as long as their bodies and large, strong beaks.
They are distinguished from the similar green-winged macaw by size (greenwings are bigger), by the color of the wing coverts (small feathers that cover a particular area of the bird), and by the lack of facial feathers.
Scarlet Macaws, just like all large macaws, need a large cage that provides for vigorous wing flapping and plenty of tail space to be comfortable and healthy.
www.allmacaws.com /scarlet.html   (729 words)

  
 The Belize Zoo - Scarlet Macaw
The Scarlet Macaw is arguably the most magnificent bird of the parrot family.
As recent as 1989, the reported Belizean population of Scarlet Macaws was a total of 24 birds.
Unfortunately, over most of its range, the Scarlet macaw is endangered, a victim of human greed - many have been taken as a commodity in the pet trade.
www.belizezoo.org /zoo/zoo/birds/mac/mac1.html   (161 words)

  
 Scarlet Macaw Clocks Clock - Macaws
Their are several variations of the Scarlet; most notably a uncommon variety with emerald green on the wing along with the yellow; and the more common wide patch of yellow.
The Scarlet Macaw is sometimes confused with the Green Wing Macaw because they both are primarily red, but this is their only similarity.
The Scarlet is not as heavy bodied as the Green Wing, although, it is usually six to eight inches longer because of its long, slender tail.
angiespillows.com /scarletmacra5.html   (785 words)

  
 Scarlet Macaw Parrots For Sale   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Scarlet macaws are a favorite for Macaw enthusiasts because of their beauty and sweet personality.
Scarlet Macaws are not know for their talking ability and while some do learn to speak, most have only a limited ability to mimic.
With an average age of fifty years, the Scarlet Macaw is also known as red and yellow macaws or Ara macao, the birds have an extensive range throughout most of the Amazon basin of tropical South America.
www.aviaryconnections.com /Scarlet-Macaw-Parrots-for-Sale.html   (475 words)

  
 Scarlet Macaw   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
The Scarlet Macaw is one of the most impressive of the birds in the parrot family.
Scarlet macaws are found mainly in South and Central American rainforests, especially in Brazil, Guatamala, and Equador.
Scarlet macaws can fly as fast as 35 miles an hour, especially if they are startled by an enemy.
animalexploration.tripod.com /macaw.html   (315 words)

  
 Scarlet Macaw Parrot Parrots - breeding - pet - talking
Sometimes the Scarlet Macaw is confused with the Green Wing Macaw, both are primarily red, however this is their only similarity.
Although the Scarlet is not as heavy in the body as the Green Wing it is usually 6 to 8 inches longer because it has a long, slender tail.
Most of the Scarlet Macaws seen today have been bred from two different sources in South America, it is not uncommon to find large and small Scarlet Macaws with wide or narrow bands of yellow that may or may not be tipped in green.
www.p-pp.tv /articles/scarlet_macaw/index.htm   (474 words)

  
 Macaw
The distribution of macaws is mostly in Central America and the northern part of South America.
Macaws usually live in pairs and a number of pairs may congregate with others to form a flock of several hundred individuals.
Macaws use their beaks as an aid in both eating and as a "third foot" when climbing.
www.honoluluzoo.org /macaw.htm   (456 words)

  
 Scarlet Macaw Education
The Scarlet seems to be a particularly sensitive macaw and must be raised in a caring disciplined manner.
Unfortunately, over most of its range, the Scarlet macaw is endangered and in trouble for a number of reasons, but mostly due to deforestation, as well as human greed through the pet trades.
Many macaws are on CITES appendix I, which means no LEGAL exportation of the bird may occur at all.
www.trianglemetrozoo.com /MacawEducat.asp   (388 words)

  
 Choosing a Scarlet Macaw
Scarlet macaws are a brilliant red with yellow coverts on the wings and dark blue flight feathers.
Young macaws should be socialized to many people and exposed to a variety of situations such as new cages, toys, visits to the veterinarian, wing and nail clips, to avoid fear of new people and places.
Macaws MUST be allowed space to fully extend their wings or their muscles will atrophy, rendering them unable to fly.
www.petplace.com /birds/choosing-a-scarlet-macaw/page1.aspx   (1113 words)

  
 Scarlet   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
This is one of the reasons Scarlet Macaws are considered by many to be the most beautiful of all the Macaws.
Scarlets use their beaks to show anger, to play, and when they are excited.
Scarlet Macaws often need to be redirected which is easy to do since they are very intelligent and easy to train.
www.wendysparrots.com /html/scarlet.html   (512 words)

  
 Macaw - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Macaws are large colorful New World parrots, classified into six of the many Psittacidae genera: Ara, Anodorhynchus, Cyanopsitta, Propyrrhura, Orthopsittaca, and Diopsittaca.
The greatest problems threatening the macaw population are the rapid rate of deforestation and the illegal trapping of birds for the bird trade.
Most pet macaws had ancestors living in the wild just two or three generations ago, and are not truly domesticated by any reasonable definition.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Macaw   (656 words)

  
 Scarlet macaw, Ara macao in Suriname   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
According to Penard this macaw was regularly seen in the coastal area of Suriname, where they arrived at the beginning of the dry season (from june to august) and departed to the interior in november.
Nowadays scarlet macaws are seldom seen in the coastal area, but indeed all the old observations there (24) are from june to november with a peak in august.
Macaws do breed in dead trees, especially in palms (Mauritia flexuosa, like the one figuring on the photograph of the red-bellied macaw) They eat hard, large nuts for instance of palms.
webserv.nhl.nl /~ribot/english/arma_ng.htm   (298 words)

  
 Scarlet Macaw
Macaws are gregarious birds and often form large flocks.
Scarlet macaws are at low risk, but increase deforestation could pose as a threat.
Macaws eat mud from the side of cliffs to obtain minerals that will aid in neutralizing the acid in their system.
www.blankparkzoo.com /en/explore_the_zoo/meet_the_animals_2/scarlet_macaw.cfm   (264 words)

  
 Classifying Your Scarlet Macaws   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
The Central American scarlets, which come from lower Central America (Nicaragua, Costa Rica, portions of Honduras and Panama, and occasionally as far north as Guatemala) are certainly the largest and most spectacular scarlets that we have seen We have heard of people bragging of tail feathers up to 36 inches long.
Scarlet macaws are the most widely distributed macaws, ranging from the state of Tamaulipas on the east coast of Mexico about 100 miles from the Texas border, southward through Central America (El Salvador being the exception) and into the Amazon Basin of South America.
The scarlet macaw doesn't like the swampy areas, doesn't like the higher elevations, and it doesn't like the open plains, so it is generally confined to the dry jungle gallery forests and semi-open areas.
www.parrotpro.com /Scarlet.htm   (1368 words)

  
 SCARLET MACAW SALE. SCARLET MACAWS.
Scarlet macaws are prized for their beauty and personality.
These are among the largest parrots (32-38 inches), with tails that are often as long as their bodies and large, strong beaks.
Scarlets require a high fat diet and do well with additional protein, especially at a very young age.
www.ottweet.com /parrot_breeder_scarlet_macaws.htm   (474 words)

  
 Audubon: Seeing Scarlet   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Picture a scarlet macaw: a fierce, full meter of royal red feathers head to tail, a soldier's rainbow-colored epaulets, a skeptic's eye staring from a naked white face, a beak that takes no prisoners.
Macaws are seed predators, cracking the hearts of fruit seeds or nuts.
Scarlet macaws and other wildlife are easily seen in its private preserve ($104).
magazine.audubon.org /features0009/scarlet.html   (3217 words)

  
 The Scarlet Macaw in Belize
Macaws have long, pointed tails and huge bills, usually measuring just shy of one meter (3 feet) in length from head to tail and weighing in at about 1 kilogram (2.5 pounds).
The Scarlet Macaw Project allows nests to be monitored and migration to be tracked, in an effort to better understand and to save brilliantly hued scarlet macaw.
Project leader Matola and her assistants are exploring the remote area of western Belize to locate nesting sites and to study macaw ecology, having already documented the transmigration of the scarlet macaw between one side of the Maya Divide and the other, and found it to be vital towards the birds' survival.
www.jungleseaadventures.com /adventures/scarlet-macaw.htm   (553 words)

  
 Scarlet Macaw: WhoZoo
Scarlet Macaw (Ara Macao) has a long pointed red tail, head, and shoulders, yellow and blue wings, and bright blue back.
Scarlet Macaw is one of many parrots that is very smart.
The Macaw has feet with toes that are arranged with two in front and two behind.
www.whozoo.org /Intro98/sandraph/SandraPh_5.htm   (326 words)

  
 M50 Macaw Scarlet Macaws Frankly Scarlet Macaw
Scarlet Macaws look like a painter designed them for maximum impact with the rainbow of brilliant, contrasting feathers they have on them.
The Scarlet Macaw in this image is perched in front of a dramatically contrasting vibrant green background that accents the wonderful rainbow of colors displayed on Scarlet Macaws.
This lovely mature Scarlet Macaw is lifting her foot and slowly reaching for the one special spot that cries to be itched under her wing...
www.petmousepads.com /birds/M50MacawScarlet1.htm   (675 words)

  
 Scarlet Macaw Details
The general coloration of this bird is a bright scarlet red covering its head; red, yellow and blue wings; and a tail of deep blue with hints of red.
When young macaws are kept as single household pets, they soon become very attached to their owners and quickly learn to repeat a limited number of words.
Before considering a scarlet macaw as a pet, be aware that they can live to be 75 years old and can do a lot of damage with their very large beak.
www.brotherspets.com /scarletmacaw.htm   (268 words)

  
 Scarlet Macaw   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
The scarlet macaws are rarer than some other macaws.
The macaws' habitat is the canopy of the rainforest.
Some scarlet macaws can be trained to talk or repeat what people say.
www.k12.de.us /warner/scarlet.htm   (234 words)

  
 Scarlet Macaw - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Scarlet Macaw (Ara macao) is a large, colourful parrot.
It is native to humid evergreen forests in the American tropics, from extreme eastern Mexico locally to Amazonian Peru and Brazil, in lowlands up to 500 meters (at least formerly up to 1000m).
A pair of Scarlet Macaws found in Disney's Animal Kingdom.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Scarlet_Macaw   (433 words)

  
 Scarlet Macaw
The South American scarlet macaw is a red and yellow bird with white patches on its face and green feathers on its wings.
The Central American scarlet macaw is also red and yellow with white patches on its face, but is larger and has blue on its wings instead of green.
A lot of scarlet macaws have been taken from the wild to be sold as pets.
www.thewildones.org /Animals/aramacao.html   (630 words)

  
 Fort Wayne Children's Zoo - Scarlet Macaw
Macaws are noisy birds but are quiet when they eat.
Female scarlet macaws lay two to four eggs in a hollow tree branch.
Scarlet macaws are endangered and currently being threatened by habitat destruction.
www.kidszoo.org /animals/scarletmacaw.htm   (186 words)

  
 Pet Bird Large Macaw FAQ
The Hyacinth Macaw has a massive fl beak and feet, and is covered head to foot in rich and deep Hyacinth blue, with the only other colors on the bird being a rich, vibrant yellow eye ring and a cresent shaped patch of skin around the lower mandible.
I feel that macaws are lovely enough in their natural state, and need no interference from man. Besides, and Heaven Forbid, should there come a day when there is no Rainforest left and no macaws, the only way to preserve the species would be through captive breeding.
Macaws are in trouble for a number of reasons, but mostly due to deforestation.
www.upatsix.com /faq/lgmacaw.htm   (2181 words)

  
 Macaw
This Macaw is quite adept at performing tricks and one of their first is usually unlocking their cage door.
With an overall length of 28" the Military Macaw is the smallest of the large macaws.
Like the other popular macaws they need a large cage and if possible they should spend the majority of their time during the day on a play gym or other out-of-cage environment.
www.rikisperch.com /trotti/macaw.html   (558 words)

  
 Camelot Macaw, Cross between Catalina Macaw (hybrid), Scarlet Macw
This very colorful Macaw, the Camelot Macaw is a cross between a Catalina Macaw (hybrid cross between a Blue and Gold Macaw and a Scarlet Macaw) and a Scarlet Macaw.
The Scarlet Macaw, the best known South American parrot for over 100 years, is one of the most popular macaws frequently described as "beautiful and striking".
The length of the Scarlet Macaw is up to 85 cm (33.5 inches) and the Blue and Gold Macaw is up to 86 cm (34 inches), so the Camelot will be about the same.
animal-world.com /encyclo/birds/macaws/camelot.php   (874 words)

  
 Scarlet Macaw, Ara macao
Scarlet Macaws are a full sized macaw that are very colorful.
The Scarlets' natural habitat runs from eastern Panama in Central America south across northern South America, east of the Andes, to Bolivia, Brazil and Paraguay.
There were two Scarlet Macaws who were lost from their home and have been flying around the island.
animal-world.com /encyclo/birds/macaws/scarlet.php   (975 words)

  
 Kaytee » Companion Animals » Birds » Scarlet Macaw
The Scarlet Macaw is one of the most brightly colored and recognizable parrots.
In the wild, Scarlet Macaws inhabit the lowland rain forests of Central America and north/central South America.
These macaws nest in hollows in trees, and the young leave the nest after 90-104 days of care by the parents.
www.kaytee.com /companion_animals/birds/scarlet_macaw   (134 words)

  
 Macaw Mountain Bird Park & Nature Reserve, Copan, Honduras
The Scarlet Macaw is the National Bird of Honduras.
The Park has initiated a collaborative Scarlet Macaw Care Project with officials at the Copan Archaeological Park, a U.S. private foundation, and a Honduran non-governmental organization to better care for a group of 15 to 20 scarlet macaws living as pets on the archaeological park grounds.
Their wings are clipped, some pick at their feathers, their colors are not vibrant and yet they are breeding and members of the staff of the Institute of Anthropology and History want to learn how to better care for these impressive birds.
www.macawmountain.com /scarlet_macaw.htm   (214 words)

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