Blue-winged Macaw*
Found in Central and
eastern South America.
eastern South America.
Primolius maracana
(L 14-17")
Itatiaia Nat’l Park
18Oct2017
*aka Illiger’s Macaw
- after the German ornithologist
Johann Karl Wilhelm Illiger.
Johann Karl Wilhelm Illiger.
IUCN WATCH LIST
STATUS IS NEAR
THREATENED
STATUS IS NEAR
THREATENED
Are affected mostly by
deforestation and were
also captured for the
cagebird trade. Also, many
were killed by farmers who
considered them pests.
deforestation and were
also captured for the
cagebird trade. Also, many
were killed by farmers who
considered them pests.
© Natxo
Areta
Areta
Macaulay
Library
Library
Primolinus is after the three sons
of Charlotee Honorine Josephine
Pauline Contessa Primoli di
Foglia*; maracana is Tupe
(Brazilian) for a macaw.
of Charlotee Honorine Josephine
Pauline Contessa Primoli di
Foglia*; maracana is Tupe
(Brazilian) for a macaw.
* Charlotee was one of 12 children
of Charles Lucien Bonaparte.
of Charles Lucien Bonaparte.