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Green-winged Macaw

Scientific name: Ara chloroptera
Order: Psittaciformes

Also called Red-and-green Macaw, Red-and-blue Macaw, Red-blue-and-green Macaw

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This is the most common of the large macaws in the wild, and the largest of the Ara genus, widespread in the forests of Northern South America. In the wild, macaws eat fruits, nuts and leaves.


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rocky14-Oct-2008 11:09
Lovely image. V.