Spix's Macaw

Spix's Macaw is 55–57 cm long. It is various shades of blue, including a pale blue head, pale blue underparts, and vivid blue upperparts, wings and tail. Its voice is a repeated short grating. Also makes squawking noises.

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

Spix's Macaws at Al Wabra Eight Spix’s Macaws, November 2007. Photo copyright Ryan Watson/AWWP By the end of 2007 sixteen Spix’s Macaws had been bred at the Al Wabra Wildlife Preservation - a (to quote Ryan Watson) “respectable achievement given the disease and inbreeding issues plaguing the species”. More

spix's macaw imageI’ve never actually seen a macaw in the wild but I sort of feel I came close in 2002 when I read an incredibly absorbing and involving book written by Tony Juniper called “Spix’s Macaw - The Race to Save the World’s Rarest Parrot”. I bought the book on a whim because I liked the cover (I think it’s a UK edition, but how starkly beautiful and uncluttered is that design for a book cover…) but I’m so glad I did. More

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already extinct, and Spix's Macaw is now considered to be extinct in the wild. 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

The Spix's Macaw (Cyanopsitta spixii) is the only member of the parrot genus Cyanopsitta. They are critically endangered, possibly extinct in the wild (IUCN 3.1) The species is conserved through several breeding programs. It was found in Brazil, in parts of the Brazilian state of Bahia. It has a very restricted natural habitat due to its dependence on the Caraibeira (Tabebuia aurea) tree for nesting. More

The Spix's Macaw also known as the Little Blue Macaw, is one of the world's most endangered birds. Although known for more than 150 years only as traded birds from an unknown area in the interior of Brazil, the extreme rarity of this Macaw was not realised until the mid 1980s. Today, the remaining single wild specimen has been well publicised and guarded. Spix's Macaw The Spix's Macaw is also the only representative of the Genus Cyanopsitta. More

Parrots International Adopted the Spix's Macaw School in Curaça, Brazil as a Community Action Project in August of 2006. More

SPIX'S MACAW examines the slow and publicized extinction of the titular bird, which vanished from the planet forever on December 1, 2000, in Brazil. Known as ... Show synopsis SPIX'S MACAW examines the slow and publicized extinction of the titular bird, which vanished from the planet forever on December 1, 2000, in Brazil. Known as "the world's loneliest bird," the Spix's macaw serves an example, Juniper writes, of what gets lost when human obsession and greed for the exotic and rare drives us past reason. More

The Spix's Macaw (Cyanopsitta spixii) is the only member of the parrot genus Cyanopsitta. This macaw was found in Brazil, in the north part of the state Bahia. The species went extinct in the wild around 2000, when the last male bird died, however, there is a captive population of some 68 individuals. Most of these individuals are bred in captivity. More

A letter on the USA Spix's macaw published in Cage & Aviary Birds, week ending 22nd March 2003. * "Website report on the Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry into the trade in Brazilian flora and fauna set up by the Brazilian Chamber of Deputies * "Almost extinct parrot gets new recruit". A press release by Loro Parque Fundaci More

The distribution of the Spix's Macaw is given in literature as follows: North-east Brazil in southern Piau More

The Spix's Macaw is a critically endangered parrot species native to Brazil. The bird is believed to be extinct in the wild and birds in captivity are being managed in order to build up the population in hopes of releasing them into the wild once again. As of 2008 there are approximately 120 individual birds in captivity. This is our cute Birdorable version of the very special, endangered Spix's Macaw. Birdorable Spix's Macaw Sigg Water Bottle 0. More

Spix's macaw is associated with a type of tropical forest known as gallery woodland. It prefers stands in which mature caraiba trees (Tabebuia caraiba) dominate, within the caatinga or dry scrub zone of the Brazilian interior. The caraiba tree is important for nesting and roosting; the birds habitually roost on the same branches and reuse breeding cavities. Distribution Spix'smacaw is a local (or endemic) species of the arid interior of east-central Brazil. More

The Spix's Macaw (Cyanopsitta spixii) is the only member of the parrot genus Cyanopsitta. They are critically endangered, possibly extinct in the wild (IUCN ... en.wikipedia.org * The Last Spix's Macaw The Spix's Macaw (also known as the Little Blue Macaw) is considered one of ... More

is estimated that the last Spix's Macaw is approximately 19 years of age, so there is great fear that he might have succumbed to a predator or died of an age related illness. He had been observed avoiding hawks in the past year. It is not known how long this species lives in the wild. But, if its disappearance is confirmed, the Spix's Macaw will once again be considered extinct in the wild. More

Newly Discovered Pet Spix's Macaw Returns to Brazil Going Home: World's Rarest Parrot Discovered in Colorado Living Room: Repatriated to Breeding Program in Brazil after 25 Years Underground. Spix Macaw A Spix's Macaw, the world's rarest parrot, made a long flight home today from Colorado to Brazil, 25 years after being taken from the wild, smuggled to Europe, and subsequently to the USA. More

A photo montage of the last known Spix's Macaw nest, located on the Gangorra Farm, and two Spix's Macaws now residents of the captive breeding program at Lymington Foundation. An important Valentine's Day announcement regarding the future of the Spix's Macaw The Spix's Macaw, Ara Spixii, has been extinct in the wild since the last solitary male disappeared from the Melancia Creek watershed south of Curaça, Brazil in October 2000. More

The Spix's Macaw Conservation Program - a Non-Extinction Story - With Permission from AFA and Natasha Schischakin, Conservation Coordinator, Houston Zoo, Houston,TX The Spix's Macaw Cyanopsitta spixi, one of the world's most critically endangered species, was recently the focus of three days of meetings in Houston, TX (Sep 30 - Oct 2, 1999). More

Spix's Macaw tells the story of a unique band of brilliant blue birds - who talk, fall in love, and grieve - struggling against extinction. By the second half of the twentieth century the birds had become more valuable than heroin, worth thousands of dollars on the black market. More