Planet Scott Logo
Greetings From
PLANET SCOTT
Controlling Earth's Destiny Since 1970

Great Green Macaw (Ara ambiguus)

Great Green Macaw (Ara ambigua)
Great Green Macaw (Ara ambigua)

About Great Green Macaw (Ara ambiguus)

  • Kingdom: Animals
  • Phylum: Chordates
  • Class: Birds
  • Order: Parrots
  • Family: New World Parrots

The great green macaw, also known as Buffon's macaw or the great military macaw, is a critically endangered Central and South America parrot found in Nicaragua, Honduras, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia and Ecuador. Two allopatric subspecies are recognized; the nominate subspecies, Ara ambiguus ssp. ambiguus, occurs from Honduras to Colombia, while Ara ambiguus ssp. guayaquilensis appears to be endemic to remnants of dry forests on the southern Pacific coast of Ecuador. The nominate subspecies lives in the canopy of wet tropical forests and in Costa Rica is usually associated with the almendro tree, Dipteryx oleifera.

Source: Wikipedia

Lifelists

Visits

  • 2009-03-09

    Cana Station, Panama
  • 2009-03-13

    Rio Paca Station, Panama
    Image from 2009-03-13
  • 2023-09-27

    Parque Nacional Tortuguero, Costa Rica
  • 2023-10-01

    La Virgen del Socorro, Costa Rica