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Blue-winged/Illiger's Macaw Primolius maracana (prev. Ara/Propyrrhura maracana) |
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Blue-winged/Illiger's Macaw Primolius maracana (prev. Ara/Propyrrhura maracana) |
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The Blue-winged Macaw, also known as Illiger's Macaw, is from central/eastern South America. It has been moved from the main "Ara" group of (now larger) macaws to a "Primolius" group. It can look as blue-headed as the "Blue-headed Macaw" below and has red above its beak, on its belly and lower back and in its tail. Facial skin is yellowish. |
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Blue-headed/Coulon's Macaw Primolius couloni (prev. Ara/Propyrrhura couloni) |
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The Blue-headed Macaw, also known as Coulon's Macaw, is from northwestern South America. It has a dark blue head and, unusually for macaws grey facial skin. It has also moved from the "Ara" group , via Propyrrhura, to the Primolius group. |
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Red-shouldered Macaw Hahn's/Noble Macaws Diopsittaca nobilis |
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| The Red-shouldered Macaw is from northern South America. It has also been moved from the "Ara" group of large macaws to its own group. It is the smallest macaw. | |
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It has two sub-species: Hahn's Macaw (Diopsittaca nobilis nobilis) shown above left, and the Noble Macaw (Diopsittaca nobilis cumanensis) above right. Both have a blue brow, mainly green plumage, white facial skin and, as their name indicates, red on the shoulders. The Hahn's sub-species has a wholly black beak while the Noble sub-species has a light-coloured upper beak. |
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| Noble Macaw's red shoulder | |