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Anodorhynchus
Sign in to saveAnodorhynchus is a genus of large blue macaws from open and semi-open habitats in central and eastern South America. It includes two extant species, the hyacinth macaw and Lear's macaw also known as the indigo macaw, and one probably extinct species, the glaucous macaw. At about in length the hyacinth macaw is the longest parrot in the world. Glaucous and Lear's macaws are exclusively cliff nesters; hyacinth macaws are mostly tree nesters. The three species mainly feed on the nuts from a few species of palms (notably Acrocomia aculeata, Attalea phalerata, Butia yatay and Syagrus coronata).
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Anodorhynchus is a genus of birds classified within the family Psittacidae. It belongs to the order Psittaciformes, class Aves, phylum Chordata, and kingdom Animalia. The genus is part of the New World parrots group.
Species in this genus are listed in Appendix I of CITES. Biological records for Anodorhynchus have been documented in Brazil, with specimens held by institutions including UNICAMP, UTEP, and UMZC.
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GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderPsittaciformes
- FamilyPsittacidae
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- Family
- Psittacidae
- Collections
- UNICAMP, UTEP, UMZC
- Recorded in
- Brazil
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- New World parrots
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- Appendix I of CITES
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Anodorhynchus is a genus of large blue macaws from open and semi-open habitats in central and eastern South America. It includes two extant species, the hyacinth macaw and Lear's macaw also known as the indigo macaw, and one probably extinct species, the glaucous macaw. At about in length the hyacinth macaw is the longest parrot in the world. Glaucous and Lear's macaws are exclusively cliff nesters; hyacinth macaws are mostly tree nesters. The three species mainly feed on the nuts from a few species of palms (notably Acrocomia aculeata, Attalea phalerata, Butia yatay and Syagrus coronata).
While blue macaws have been known from taxidermic and captive specimens since at least 1790, location of the Lear's macaw's endemic habitat wasn't known until 1978.
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