The Great Green Macaw (Ara ambiguus) is classed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List with a decreasing population trend. It is extant to Nicaragua, Columbia, Ecuador, Costa Rica, Honduras and Panama. This species can occur from 0-1500 metres above sea level, but it prefers lowland humid forest and dry deciduous forest. They are usually found in pairs, sometimes groups of three to four. Herbivorous, this species will consumes flowers such as orchids, as well as fruit, grain, roots, bark and bulbs. They have a very long lifespan, of about 50-60 years, sometimes 70. The Great Green Macaw is threatened by habitat loss due to commercial and agricultural development, as well as hunting and trapping.
@robcrank68.bsky.social #Great #Green #Macaw #BirdOfTheDay #Green #photography #photograph #photo #parrot #bird #birds 🪶 Archive photo of a pair Great Green Macaws. Please see ALT text for more information on this species.