Mexico to Bolivia
Nuts, leaves, berries and seeds from the rainforest make up most of the scarlet macaw’s diet. The scarlet macaw has also been known to eat fruits that are toxic to other animals.
Beautiful multi-colored Macaws from South and Central America will dazzle and delight you. Keepers explain how these beautiful birds are monogamous and live in small groups.; The only way to tell the sex of a Macaw is to have a blood test performed.
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Scarlet Macaws have a creamy white, almost featherless face, with bright red plumage covering most of its body, wings and tail. The feathers on the lower wings are a brilliant blue and yellow. The bird’s strong beak is adapted to breaking hard nuts found in the rainforest.
A macaw will travel in what is known as a screeching flock, except when breeding. It often gathers in flocks where its commonly in pairs, and will form a roosting group. Up to 20 birds may form family groups. Its believed that macaws are monogamous and won't breed until they are 3-4 years old. A macaw will commonly mate for years, if not for life. Macaw chicks do not get a full set of feathers until 10 weeks of age and will stay in the nest for another three weeks. By 6 months old the baby Macaw looks just like its beautifully colored parents.
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