Spix's Macaw
Cyanopsitta spixii
The adult inhabits dry caatinga scrub and gallery woodland, especially areas with mature trees that provide cavities for nesting. It flies strongly between feeding and roosting sites, uses loud calls to keep contact, and cracks seeds, nuts, and fruits with a powerful hooked beak. This macaw is closely tied to specific dry-forest plants and historically nested in natural hollows of large trees. It became famous as one of the rarest parrots in the world after disappearing from the wild before reintroduction efforts began.
- Type
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- Conservation status
- EW
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- Spix's Macaw