BLUE AND GOLD MACAW

Common Name: Blue and Gold Macaw

Scientific Name: Ara ararauna

Type: Birds

Diet: Herbivorous

Size: Fully grown can be 85cm - 90cm and weight up to 0.9kg - 1.2kg

Average Lifespan: 30 - 35 years

Origin: South America

Conservation Status: Not extinct

Physical Description

These birds have vibrant yellow and blue feathers. Typically, their wings and tail are in blue, while their chests are in golden yellow with green forehead, white face, and black beak.
The males have flatter head and wider beak while the females' head are rounder and beak is narrower than the males. However, There is no for certain way to distinguish the male Macaw from the female.

Rainforest and other warm places.

Macaws usually monogamous and prefer bonded for life. They are often seen to be flying in large flocks but the bonded pairs will fly close together with their wings nearly touching each other's.
They are playful and curious, they are able to mimic human vocalizations really well.
They are known as messy eaters because of their strong beaks allowed them to eat all sorts of nuts and seeds, with strong ability to crack hard-shelled nuts easily.
They are "talkative", however, they do not really talk. They are able to make the sound of the words and repeat it when they are taught by human.
Not every macaws can "talk", only those are trained to or when they heard the word repeatedly and automatically learned and repeat.
They are loud and often make screeching noises, so if you get one as a pet, be ready for some noise.