Glaucous Macaw

The Glaucous Macaw is 70 centimetres long. It is mostly pale turquoise-blue with a large greyish head. The term glaucous describes its colouration. It has a long tail and a large bill. It has a yellow, bare eye-ring and half-moon-shaped lappets bordering the mandible.

The Glaucous Macaw is classified as Critically Endangered (CR), facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild.

macaws ever known (of the other three the Glaucous Macaw has not been reliably sighted in over 50 years despite systematic searches and is presumed extinct; Lear’s Macaw is designated “Critical,” and numbers in the low hundreds in the wild; the Hyacinth Macaw is now designated “Endangered”) - may not be the largest or most colourful of its kind but it does now have one unenviable claim to fame: Spix’s Macaw has the dubious distinction of being the most critically endangered parrot in the world with no known individuals remaining More

The Glaucous Macaw, Anodorhynchus glaucus, is a large South American parrot. This macaw is critically endangered or possibly extinct. It is closely related to the Lear's Macaw A. leari and the Hyacinth Macaw A. hyacinthinus. In Guaraní, it was called guaa-obi after its vocalizations. More

The Glaucous Macaw is also probably extinct, with only two reliable records of sightings in the 20th century. The greatest problems threatening the macaw population are the rapid rate of deforestation and the illegal trapping for the bird trade. International trade of all macaw species is regulated by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Flora and Fauna (CITES). More

Despite these claims, the Glaucous Macaw is generally considered to be extinct. The last reliable sightings date from around 1960. The species occurred in the border area of Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay and probably also in northwestern Uruguay. It was mainly recorded along river banks, but this is probably due to the fact that most naturalists travelled through the interior by boat. Most likely the species also inhabited wooded savannas. More

the fate that met its extinct cousin, the Glaucous macaw: Habitat Destruction. What the Spix's Macaw needs most is for the humans it depends on to swallow a heavy dose of realism. More

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Extract on Glaucous Macaw from the "The Current Distribution and Status of Mainland Neotropical Parrots" by Robert S. Ridgely - published in Conservation of New World Parrots Range: The Glaucous Macaw has not been recorded in the wild since the l9th century, and it is probably now safe to assume that the species is extinct. More

The Glaucous macaw (Anodorhynchus glaucus) and the question of its continued existence exerts considerable fascination for many people both within and outside aviculture. This is why the Mail on Sunday originally devoted a centre-fold article to the macaw and was prepared to publish follow-up articles. More

Extract on Glaucous Macaw from the "The Current Distribution and Status of Mainland Neotropical Parrots" by Robert S. Ridgely published in Conservation of New World Parrots(Pages 238-40), the Proceedings of the ICBP Parrot Working Group Meeting on St. Lucia in 1980. (Website editor: I acquired these Proceedings from a book stall at the Parrot Society show at Sandown earlier this month (April 2000). More

The Glaucous Macaw became extinct at the end of the 19th century with barely anyone noticing. Tony includes a charming narrative recorded in 1767 by Sanchez Labrador, a Jesuit missionary, about the interaction of an individual bird of this species with the missionaries. It is a sad reality that such interactions can never be experienced again. More

extinct in the wild, and the glaucous macaw is also probably extinct, with only two reliable records of sightings in the twentieth century (Marshall 2006). The greatest problems threatening the macaw population are the rapid rate of deforestation and the illegal trapping of birds for the bird trade. More

century of the Glaucous Macaw in the wild - one direct observation in Uruguay in 1951 and one based on local reports in Parana in the early 1960s. Status in the Wild World Population: <50 Range: Formerly confined to to region in middle reaches of Rio Paraguay, Rio Parana and Rio Uruguay, in SE Paraguay, NE Argentina, in Corrientes and possibly Misiones, and Rio Grande do Sul, SE Brazil; possibly also Artigas, NW Uruguay. More

the extinct Glaucous Macaw (Anodorhynchus glaucous) in Brazil. As well as confirming the loss of the Glaucous, the survey was invaluable in producing expert and original information from PhD ornithologists. This information on habitat loss, trapping for the pet trade, and other issues, will assist the conservation of species such as Lears, Spix's, Blue-throated and other macaws. A video has been prepared featuring the conclusions of this survey. More

The Glaucous Macaw was often mistaken for Lear's Macaw due to a similar size and build, but the Glaucous or Blue Macaw had different coloration. Its feathers were blue, and could change hues in different types of lighting! Generally, the Glaucous Macaw's plumage was a brilliant greenish-blue. The back of its neck has a distinctive gray-blue coloration. The head and nape of the Glaucous Macaw was generally a bluish-gray color also, with a grayish brown throat and chest. More

* Anodorhynchus glaucus : Glaucous Macaw Conservation status: Critical * Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus : Hyacinth Macaw Conservation status: Endangered * Anodorhynchus leari : Indigo Macaw or Lear's Macaw Conservation status: Critical * Cyanopsitta * Cyanopsitta spixii : Little Blue More