Scarlet Macaw

Scarlet Macaw
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Clade:	Inopinaves
Clade:	Australaves
Order:	Psittaciformes
Superfamily:	Psittacoidea
Family:	Psittacidae
Genus:	Ara
Species:	A. macao
Binomial name
	Ara macao; (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms
	Psittacus Macao

The Scarlet Macaw (Ara macao) is a large parrot and a member of the Psittacidae family. It also belongs to a large group of Neotropical parrots named as the macaws.

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^ ^a ^b ^c Lepage, Denis. "Ara macao". Bird Checklists of the World. Avibase. Retrieved 7 September 2013.
^ BirdLife International (2022). "Ara macao". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T22685563A163778999. Retrieved 3 July 2023.

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This article is part of Project Aves, a All Birds project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each bird, including made-up species.

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This article is part of Project Psittaciformes, a All Birds project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each parrot, including made-up species.

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This article is part of Project Psittacidae, a All Birds project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each parrot, including made-up species.

[Avibase-1] Lepage, Denis. "Ara macao". Bird Checklists of the World. Avibase. Retrieved 7 September 2013.

[iucn_status_19_August_2022-2] BirdLife International (2022). "Ara macao". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T22685563A163778999. Retrieved 3 July 2023.

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