Red-and-green Macaw
Ara chloropterusGray, GR, 1859
English (US) Red-and-green Macaw
The Red-and-green Macaw (Ara chloropterus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Psittacidae (African and New World Parrots) in the order Psittaciformes.
Range: eastern Panama south and east of the Andes, to Bolivia, Brazil, and Paraguay; formerly also northeastern ArgentinaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Ara chloropterus
- Order
- Psittaciformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Red-and-green Macaw
- Described by
- Gray, GR, 1859
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- Gray, GR, 1859
- Original description
- List of the specimens of birds in the collection of the British Museum pt3 sect.2 p.26
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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