Blue and Gold Macaw
Common Name: Blue and Gold Macaw or Blue and Yellow Macaw
Latin Name: Ara ararauna
Geographic Range: Panama, Colombia through to South Central Brazil
Physical Description / Characteristics: Blue and Gold Macaws are mostly blue and yellow front. Blue chin and green forehead that fades into a teal blue that covers the nape, back, tail and wings. The chest and underside of the wings and belly are a bright golden yellow.
Catalina Macaw
Common Name: Catalina Macaw
Latin Name: Hybrid Ara ara ararauna x Ara macao
Geographic Range: Catalina Macaws are found mainly in captivity. This breed was formed by crossing a blue and gold macaw with a scarlet macaw.
Physical Description / Characteristics: They are known primarily for their color traits. They have a wide range of colors and patterns. They are primarily red or deep orange on their chest and bellies. Some will have brilliant red orange heads and others will have a blue and green crown. They tend to have green and blue feathers running down their backs and long tails. Some may have gold feathers edging their wings and tails.
Military Macaw
Common Name: Military Macaw
Latin Name: Ara militaris
Geographic Range: Native to Central America and South America and extends to Mexico to Argentina
Physical Description / Characteristics: Military macaws are mainly green with more bright lime green on their head that progresses into a darker olive green on the body. They have brilliant blue edging on their wings and bright red tuft on their foreheads. Their tail feathers include brown and reds with a yellow olive tint underneath.
Scarlet Macaws
Common Name: Scarlet Macaws
Latin Name: Ara macao with two subspecies: Ara macao cyanoptera and Ara macao macao
Geographic Range: The tropical rainforest areas of Central and South America
Physical Description / Characteristics: Scarlets are mostly vivid red with bright yellow and blue edging on their wings. Some may have a band of green where the yellow meets the blue. The large eye patch is white, and the bill has a horn-colored upper mandible and a black lower mandible.
