Burung paruh bengkok (Parrots)
Blue-and-yellow Macaw
Ara ararauna
- tidak umum
- 56 km/h
- Risiko rendah
A flying rainbow that screams hello from a mile away. Stealth is not an option.
- Populasi
- Global population size not quantified; described as uncommon, with a decreasing population trend; modeling suggests 20.9-35.3% suitable-habitat loss over three generations, with a 25% threshold used to consider a higher conservation status.
- Habitat
- Lowland tropical forest (especially seasonally flooded várzea, also open terra firme/unflooded forest), woodland, swamp forest, dry tropical forest, and savanna, 0-500m elevation; nests almost exclusively in cavities of dead palms, particularly Mauritia flexuosa
- Fakta menarik
- Blue-and-yellow Macaws typically mate for life and are usually seen flying in pairs, calling loudly to keep in contact as they travel between roosting and feeding sites.
- Sebaran
- Extensive range (~10.3 million km²) across northern and central South America and eastern Panama; resident in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela; extirpated from Trinidad and Tobago (reintroduction attempted 1999-2003); introduced/established populations in Puerto Rico and Miami-Dade County, Florida
- Makanan
- Seeds, fruits, nuts, and vegetable matter (including palm fruits), plus bark and leaves, with occasional insects and snails; uses its powerful bill to crack hard nutshells
- Ukuran
- 0,88 m
- Bentang sayap
- 1 m
- Masa hidup
- 33 tahun
