Golden-collared Macaw

How to identify

Field marks

1. Yellow collar widest at nape
2. Forehead and crown brownish-black
3. Long, pointed tail red at base, green in middle and blue at tip
4. Large area of white bare skin on face

Male, female and young

The yellow collar gradually develops with age and is brighter in adults.

Where and when it's recorded

Busiest months: July–October · Most records: Brazil, Bolivia, Argentina

Golden-collared Macaw has been recorded at 43 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 5 countries and regions.

Records by month Southern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

1. Poconé – Pousada PiuvalBrazil508 records
2. Aquidauana – Pousada AguapéBrazil473 records
3. Refúgio Ecológico CaimanBrazil366 records

Countries and regions with the most records

BrazilBoliviaArgentinaChinaParaguay

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The golden-collared macaw or yellow-collared macaw (Primolius auricollis) is a small, mostly green Central South American parrot, a member of a large group of Neotropical parrots known as macaws. It has a bright yellow patch on the back of its neck/upper shoulders that gives the species its name. In aviculture, it is one of a number of smaller macaws often called "mini-macaws".

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