Scarlet Macaw
Scientific name: Ara macao
Habitat: tropical rainforest below 900 m (3,000 ft)
Diet: mainly nuts, fruit; also insects
Life span: 80 years
Young: 1-2 eggs/clutch
Size: average height 90 cm (3 ft)
Scarlet macaws spend most of the day with their mate. They flock together as they fly over large areas of the rainforest searching for fruit trees. Macaws use their loud hoarse calls to find one another in the dense forest.
The young stay with their parents for up to 2 years before leaving on their own.
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Scarlet macaw on Animal Diversity Web
For More Information
Edmonton Valley Zoo
13315 Buena Vista Road (87th Avenue)
PO Box 2359
Edmonton, Alberta T5J 2R7
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Range
Range: Central and South America
Status in the Wild
Status: endangered
