Ara severus
(L 19-19.5" 10.6-14.5 oz)
Lifespan reported
from 30 to 80 yrs.
cloud forest near Cock-
of-the-Rock Lodge, Peru
19May2009
Amazonia Lodge
Peru
20Sept2011
The Scarlet Macaw is one of the
illegal pet trade‘s most popular
animals…about 100 of the world’s
350 parrot species are thought to
be threatened with extinction.
(Time Magazine 25Nov2013)