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Openings in humid forest near rivers or swamps, up to 1550m. | Openings in humid forest near rivers or swamps, up to 1550m. | ||
Revision as of 20:56, 27 June 2014
- Primolius couloni
Identification
41cm
- Green plumage
- Blue head, flight feathers and primary coverts
- Tail
- Maroon base to uppertail
- Narrow green centre
- Blue tip
- Greenish-yellow undertail
- Green underwing
- Pale greyish-horn bill with black base
- Eye
- White iris
- Narrow, maroon eye-ring
- Dark grey facial skin and lores
- Dull pinkish legs
Juvenile: black bill, grey legs, dark iris, white facial skin and lores, otherwise similar to adult.
Distribution
South America: Peru, Bolivia, and Brazil.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1], which in the past has been placed in genus Ara.
Habitat
Openings in humid forest near rivers or swamps, up to 1550m.
Behaviour
Breeding
The clutch consists of 2-4 eggs which are incubated for about 28 days; the young fledge after about 3 months.
References
- Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- Wikipedia
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Blue-headed Macaw. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 29 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Blue-headed_Macaw
