Scarlet Macaw
Ara macao

1/250s at f5.6, ISO:2500, Nikon D300 w 70-300mm zoom at 70mm

\"Scarlet Macaw.\" Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The Scarlet Macaw (Ara macao) is a large, colorful macaw. It is native to humid evergreen forests in the American tropics. Range extends from extreme south-eastern Mexico to Amazonian Peru, Bolivia and Brazil in lowlands up to 500 m (1,640 ft) (at least formerly) up to 1,000 m (3,281 ft). It has suffered from local extinction through habitat destruction and capture for the parrot trade, but locally it remains fairly common. Formerly it ranged north to southern Tamaulipas. It can still be found on the island of Coiba. It is the national bird of Honduras.

Miami, Florida (captive bird)

05/26/2008