Scarlet Macaw

How to identify

Field marks

1. Plumage mostly scarlet
2. Greater coverts on upperwing yellow, flight feathers dark blue above
3. White bare skin from around the eye to edge of bill
4. Upper mandible mostly pale horn-colored, lower mandible black

Male, female and young

Juveniles have dark eyes; adults have pale yellow eyes.

Voice

Loud, guttural calls, including quacking, squeaking and shrieks.

Where and when it's recorded

Scarlet Macaw has been recorded at 175 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 13 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

1. PN Carara-Entrada principal [senderos Quebrada Bonita y Universal]Costa Rica5,032 records
2. Tárcoles – Tour en BoteCosta Rica3,885 records
3. Villa LapasCosta Rica2,977 records

Countries and regions with the most records

Costa RicaPeruBrazilColombiaEcuadorGuyanaVenezuelaSuriname

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 scarlet macaw (Ara macao) also called the red-and-yellow macaw, red-and-blue macaw or red-breasted macaw, is a large yellow, green, red and blue Neotropical parrot native to humid evergreen forests of the Americas. Its range extends from southeastern Mexico to Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Bolivia, Venezuela, Honduras, and Brazil in lowlands of 500 m (1,600 ft) (at least formerly) up to 1,000 m (3,300 ft), the Caribbean island of Trinidad, as well as the Pacific island of Coiba. Formerly, the northern extent of its range included southern Tamaulipas.

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