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Common Name

Great Green Macaw

Alternate Names

Buffon's Macaw, Great Military Macaw

Common Type

Macaw

Order

Psittaciformes

Family

Psittacidae

Genus

Ara

Species

ambiguus

Conservation Status

Endangered

Location Photographed

SCZ,

Number of Sub-Species

Two Subspecies

Migratory or Resident

Resident

Preferred Habitat

One sub species prefers canopy of wet tropical forests and the other prefers remnants of dry forests

Distribution and Range

Central and northern South America

Food

Food consists of seeds, nuts, fruits, flowers, bulbs, roots and bark. The beak is especially suitable for breaking open the largest nuts.

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