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Hyacinth Macaw Facts And Information
The Hyacinth Macaw, is the largest in the Macaw family and that’s saying a lot. They can grow to a whopping40 inches in length with a wingspan of almost
60 inches.
They’re giant blue flying birds. And what a blue! The Hyacinth Macaw is covered in the most vibrant blue feathers you’ve ever seen.
They have an enormous striking black beak with yellow streaks on the bottom mandible.
Their beak is known to be the most powerful beak of all birds and it has the power to crack coconuts. Watch your fingers!
Native to Central Northeastern, central and southwestern Brazil, eastern Bolivia and northeastern Paraguay, the Hyacinth Macaw lives primarily in lightly forested areas in the seasonally flooded grasslands. Unfortunately this amazing bird is on the Endangered Species list.
The Hyacinth Macaw can demand a high price, between nine and twelve thousand dollars a piece, which has contributed to their demise. Additionally, deforestation and the use of their feathers by the Kayapo Indiansof Gorotire in southern Brazil to make ‘souvenirs’ for the tourist trade has contributed to their low numbers. It is illegal to import them into the United States.
Hyacinths In the Wild
In the wild Hyacinth Macaws live in pairs, family groups, or flocks of 10 to 30 and they eat a variety of fruits, nuts and seeds, flowers, leaves, and stems of plants, and insects and snails for protein. When adult macaws choose mates, they generally bond for life.
They do not typically bite or become aggressive. However, they are still wild animals and can certainly bite or become aggressive if they are not raised correctly.
The Hyacinth Macaw, is the largest in the Macaw family and that’s saying a lot. They can grow to a whopping
60 inches.
They’re giant blue flying birds. And what a blue! The Hyacinth Macaw is covered in the most vibrant blue feathers you’ve ever seen.
They have an enormous striking black beak with yellow streaks on the bottom mandible.
Their beak is known to be the most powerful beak of all birds and it has the power to crack coconuts. Watch your fingers!
Native to Central Northeastern, central and southwestern Brazil, eastern Bolivia and northeastern Paraguay, the Hyacinth Macaw lives primarily in lightly forested areas in the seasonally flooded grasslands. Unfortunately this amazing bird is on the Endangered Species list.
The Hyacinth Macaw can demand a high price, between nine and twelve thousand dollars a piece, which has contributed to their demise. Additionally, deforestation and the use of their feathers by the Kayapo Indiansof Gorotire in southern Brazil to make ‘souvenirs’ for the tourist trade has contributed to their low numbers. It is illegal to import them into the United States.
Hyacinths In the Wild
In the wild Hyacinth Macaws live in pairs, family groups, or flocks of 10 to 30 and they eat a variety of fruits, nuts and seeds, flowers, leaves, and stems of plants, and insects and snails for protein. When adult macaws choose mates, they generally bond for life.
They do not typically bite or become aggressive. However, they are still wild animals and can certainly bite or become aggressive if they are not raised correctly.
Conservation
The Hyacinth Macaw is protected by law in Brazil and Bolivia, and commercial export is banned by its listing on Appendix I of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES). There are a number of long-term studies and conservation initiatives in place; the Hyacinth Macaw Project in the Brazilian State of Mato Grosso do Sul, has carried out important research by ringing individual birds and has created a number of artificial nests to compensate for the small percentage of sites available in the region.
The Minnesota Zoo with BioBrasil and the World Wildlife Fund are involved in Hyacinth Macaw conservation.
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