Blue-winged Macaw
Primolius maracana(Vieillot, LJP, 1816)
English (US) Blue-winged Macaw
The Blue-winged Macaw (Primolius maracana) 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 Brazil to Paraguay and far northeastern ArgentinaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Primolius maracana
- Order
- Psittaciformes
- IUCN Red List
- Near Threatened
- English (US)
- Blue-winged Macaw
- Described by
- (Vieillot, LJP, 1816)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Macrocercus maracana
- Described by
- (Vieillot, LJP, 1816)
- Type locality
- Paraguay ex Azara, no. 274.
- Original description
- Nouveau dictionnaire d'histoire naturelle, appliquée aux arts, à l'agriculture, à l'économie rurale et domestique, à la médecine, etc. Nouvelle édition 2 p.260
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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