Family Parrots (Psittacidae)
Least Concern
Yellow-collared Macaw (Primolius auricollis)
Taxonomy
French: Ara à collier jaune German: Halsbandara Spanish: Guacamayo acollarado
Taxonomy:
Ara auricollis
Cassin
, 1853,Bolivia
.Distribution:
N & E Bolivia and SW Brazil (Mato Grosso) to N Paraguay and N Argentina (E Jujuy, N Salta); a possibly isolated population in C Brazil (around I do Bananal, in W Tocantins).
Descriptive notes
37–45 cm; 240–250 g. Bare facial patch from base of bill above and behind eye white; forehead and area bordering lower facial patch blackish green shading to... read more
Voice
Flight call a loud rasping “raaah” (softer and less harsh than the large Ara macaws but... read more
Habitat
Open cerrado, gallery woodland in Pantanal and deciduous Chaco woodland, also humid upper... read more
Food and feeding
Fruit and seeds reported, but no specific information.
Breeding
Dec in Argentina. Nest in hole in tree, in one case 20 m from ground. Eggs 3–4; in captivity, incubation lasts c. 23 days, nestling... read more
Movements
Near the Itenez R, Bolivia, birds were noted as common but they left the area before the end of the... read more
Status and conservation
Not globally threatened (LEAST CONCERN). CITES II. Common and ecologically adaptable. Some concern over trade levels from Bolivia in late 1970s, which escalated to an annual... read more
Closely related to P. couloni and P. maracana. Monotypic.