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GREET GREEN MACAW

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Identification

• The great green macaw (), also known asBuffon's macaw or the great military macaw. 

• Is a Central and South American parrot found in

Nicaragua, Honduras, Costa Rica, Panama,Colombia and Ecuador.

•  Two allopatric subspecies are recognized; thenominate subspecies is found in Central

 America to northern Colombia, while A. a.guayaquilensis is found in western Ecuador andpossibly south-western Colombia.

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Description

• Great green macaws are the largest parrots in theirnatural range, averaging 85 –90 cm (33 –36 in) long and1.3 kg (2.9 lb) in weight. They are mainly green and have

a reddish forehead and pale blue lower back, rump andupper tail feathers. Tail is brownish red tipped with verypale blue. The bare facial skin is patterned with lines ofsmall dark feathers, which are reddish in older andfemale parrots.

• The great green macaw appears superficially similar to,and may easily be confused with the somewhat smallermilitary macaw.

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Status

• The parrot is endangered, and has been

one of the key elements in the proposal for

the formation of a new National Park in

Costa Rica, Maquenque National Park.

 Already significant parts of the bird's

existing habitat is covered by Nature

reserves and other conservation projects.

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 Aviculture

• Buffon's macaw is sometimes bred in

captivity, having a less nervous personality

than most other macaws, but it is still very

rarely seen as a pet.

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The Ara Project

•  Opened1992LocationPunta Islita, Guanacaste,

Costa Rica Coordinates9°51'42.92"N

85°24'13.06"WNumber of animals200Number

ofspecies2Websitehttp://www.thearaproject.org 

• Great Green Macaws in the zoo The Ara Project  

• The Ara Project is a non-profit organization and

licensed zoological park (formerly known as

Amigos de las Aves) based in Costa Rica

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Mission

• The Ara Project‘s goal is the conservation of the twonative macaw species of Costa Rica: the Great GreenMacaw ( Ara ambiguus) and the Scarlet Macaw ( Aramacao).

• The Ara Project incorporates breeding techniques andaviary management in order to carry out controlledrelease programs in conjunction with Costa Rican wildlifelaws imposed by MINAET. The Ara Project has releaseda total of 80 Scarlet Macaws on its release sites.

• The Ara Project aims to start a Great Green Macawreintroduction program in 2011. This will be Costa Rica'sand the world's first official reintroduction of the species.

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History

• In the 80's retired American expat couple and started a licensedzoological park to take care of parrots confiscated by thegovernment or disowned by private owners. In 1992 they officiallystarted a breeding program to participate in macaw conservation,resulting in the establishment of the non-profit organization formerlyknown as "Amigos de las Aves" (Friends of the Birds). Over the

years they created what has become the biggest collection of GreatGreen Macaws in captivity and, upon acquiring a breeding stock ofsufficient genetic diversity, a successful Scarlet Macawreintroduction program.

• In 2008 Margot Frisius died and the Frisius family decided toguarantee the continuation of the program by handing over the

organization to the trust fund known since 2009 as "The AraProject". The Ara Project has a new approach to the conservation ofmacaws, while respecting the vision of the Frisiuses and maintainingtheir successful techniques based on years of experience ofbreeding and releasing macaws.

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References

• http://www.tiskitalodge.co.cr/macaw_project.php 

• http://www.curuwildliferefuge.com/project.htm 

• http://www.oaklandzoo.org/conservation-programs/in-the-field-latinamerica/amigos-de-las-aves-costa-rica 

• BirdLife International (2013). " Ara ambiguus". IUCN Red List of

Threatened Species. Version 2013.2 . International Union forConservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.

• Forshaw, Joseph M.; Cooper, William T. (1981) [1973, 1978].Parrots of the World  (corrected second edition ed.). David &Charles, Newton Abbot, London. ISBN 0-7153-7698-5.

• David, N. and Gosselin, M. 2002. The grammatical gender of

avian genera. Bull. Brit. Orn. Club 122: 257-282.• "Species factsheet: Ara ambiguus". BirdLife International (2008).Retrieved 24 July 2008.