Macaws ~ Personality  of the macaws

Blue & Gold
Catalina
Greenwing
Harlequin
Scarlet
Severe
Hyacinth
Hybrids

Blue Gold Macaw Description

Physical Description:  The Blue Gold is a large bird. The head, back, and wings are covered with a blue-green color. The frontal body plumage is yellow. The Blue and Gold has the whitish skin face mask.

Length:  33 Inches (Larger bird)

Ave. Lifespan:  

Sexing:  Undeterminable by appearance, though hens may have a slimmer head.

Origin:  Central America to South America

Trainability:  Requires much attention, can be trained to talk - but not considered very good mimics. Requires large space due to large size. Are very demanding and have a tendency to become agressive or pluck.

Loudness:  Can be loud.

Green Wing Macaw Description

Physical Description:  Face and plumage is a bright red. Like many macaws, the Green-wing has the whitish skin face mask. The wing has a green color

Length:  36 Inches (Larger bird)

Ave. Lifespan:

Sexing:  Undeterminable by appearance, though hens may have a slimmer head.

Origin:  Central America to South America

Trainability:  Requires much attention, can be trained to talk - but not considered very good mimics. Requires large space due to large size. Are very demanding and have a tendency to become agressive or pluck.

Loudness:  Can be loud.

Scarllet Macaw Description

Physical Description:  Face and plumage is a bright red. As with all macaws, the Scarlet has the whitish skin face mask. Unlike the Green-wing Macaw, the Scarlet has no green color on the wing.

Length:  36 Inches (Larger bird)

Ave. Lifespan

Sexing:  Undeterminable by appearance, though hens may have a slimmer head.

Origin:  Scarlet Macaws originate in the rainforests of South America. They can be seen in the wild in the Galapagos Islands off the coast of Equador. For breeders raising and hand-feeding these no longer imported beauties, (it's illegal to import them now because smuggling was making them extinct)

Trainability:  Requires much attention, can be trained to talk - but not considered very good mimics. Requires large space due to large size.

Scarlets are more intelligent than the other types and require more stimulation as pets. If not stimulated, they can become very demanding and have a tendency to become agressive or pluck.

Loudness:  Can be loud.

All babies are weaned and as appropriate, have had polyoma shots.

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