Cuban Macaw
Ara tricolorBechstein, JM, 1811
English (US) Cuban Macaw
The Cuban Macaw (Ara tricolor) 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: formerly Cuba; extinct, last reported 1864Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Ara tricolor
- Order
- Psittaciformes
- IUCN Red List
- Extinct
- English (US)
- Cuban Macaw
- Described by
- Bechstein, JM, 1811
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- Bechstein, JM, 1811
- Type locality
- South America, ex Levaillant, Hist. Nat. Perroquets, 1, p. 13, pi. 5 = Cuba.
- Original description
- Johann Lathams allgemeine Uebersicht der Vögel aus dem Englischen übersetzt und mit Anmerkungen und Zusätzen versehen 4 1 p.64 pl.1
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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