Scarlett Macaws

The scarlet macaw (Ara Macao) is a large red, yellow, and blue Central and South American parrot, a member of a large group of Neotropical parrots called macaws. It is native to humid evergreen forests. Its range extends from south-eastern Mexico to the middle of South America, the Caribbean island of Trinidad, and the Pacific island of Coiba. Macaws are found in the lowlands up to 1000 meters in altitude.

In some areas, it has suffered local extinction because of habitat destruction, or capture for the parrot trade, but in other areas, it remains fairly common. It is the national bird of Honduras. Like its relative the blue-and-yellow macaw, scarlet macaws are popular birds in aviculture as a result of their striking plumage.