Scarlet Macaw

Ara macao

Description:

"The Scarlet Macaw is a large, colorful macaw. It is native to humid evergreen forests in the American tropics."

Habitat:

"Range extends from extreme south-eastern Mexico to Amazonian Peru, Bolivia and Brazil in lowlands up to 500 m (1,640 ft) (at least formerly) up to 1,000 m (3,281 ft)."

Notes:

"The Scarlet Macaw can live up to 50 years in captivity, although, a more typical lifespan is 30 to 40 years."

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28 Comments (1–25)

CostaBoyJack 10 years ago

great shot

Louisa 11 years ago

Amazing photos!

Chantell 11 years ago

Beautiful!

IsabellaFiers 11 years ago

Fantastic !!!

ShameerZaman 11 years ago

AMAZING! TRULY WONDERFUL!

MaithiliSave 11 years ago

Fantastic shot...

chebeague8 12 years ago

it's a beautiful red!

chebeague7 12 years ago

RAINBOW!!! I love the variety of colors!

Sachin Zaveri 12 years ago

Congratulations,
Incredible Shots,

julia11cc 12 years ago

beautifull!!!!!

Gerardo Aizpuru 12 years ago

Congratulations
Wonderful series

Juan Mantilla - MJ Reichenbach 12 years ago

COngratulations, amazing valentines picture

EmilyMarino 12 years ago

So cool! You don't often get to see these guys in the wild!

bayucca 12 years ago

Wonderful capture!!!

Stian Waaler 12 years ago

Fantastic pictures!

Carolina 12 years ago

Awesome photos Sergei!

Harsha Singh 12 years ago

wonderful! That last picture is 'the picture'. :)

auntnance123 12 years ago

http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/563... I wouldn't be surprised if these were taken on the same stretch of road (may be the same trees, may be the same birds).
Beautiful pictures of beautiful birds, Sergei.

CoralAvery 12 years ago

I absolutely love the third picture! They're gorgeous! :D

Thurd13 12 years ago

Amazing series of photos!

Ulrich 12 years ago

simply perfect - congrats

Elsa 12 years ago

WOW!

DanielePralong 12 years ago

Thanks for the precisions Sergei! I see you have now moved the location. I have indeed seen quite a few flying in pairs along the shoreline in Corcovado. They are a magnificent sight!

SergeiKoultchitskii 12 years ago

Daniele you are right. Ara can be seen only on the Pacific coasts: in Corcovado National Park and near Jaco where they have been repopulated in the last years. I didn't remember the exact location and I have written a central city in Costa Rica. This shot was taken along the way between Manuel Antonio National Park and Jacò. There were a big tree with on 3 couples while mating.