Spix's macaw - Wikipedia
Spix's macaw (Cyanopsitta spixii), also known as the little blue macaw, is a macaw species that was endemic to Brazil. It is a member of tribe Arini in the subfamily Arinae (Neotropical parrots), part of the family Psittacidae (the true parrots).
Two decades after it vanished, the stunning Spix’s macaw ... - AAAS
2022年6月9日 · Curaçá, Brazil— In 1995, conservationists and scientists embarked on a desperate attempt to save the world’s rarest bird, a blue-gray parrot called the Spix’s macaw. The bird had scarcely been spotted since scientists first described it in the early 19th century, and it had taken on an aura of mystery, making it irresistible to parrot ...
The Return of the Extinct Little Blue Macaw - BirdNote
Also known as the Little Blue Macaw, the species went extinct in the wild due to hunting for the pet trade, loss of habitat, and invasive species. However, scientists raised a captive population of Spix’s Macaws from the few remaining wild birds. In 2022, 52 of the captive-raised birds were released into the wild.
Spix’s Little Blue Macaws Are Returning To The Wild In Brazil - Forbes
2022年6月15日 · After decades of planning and work, eight adult captive-bred little blue macaws were released back into their former range in Brazil on 11 June 2022, and another 12 individuals are being...
Spix's Macaw - American Bird Conservancy
Also known as the Little Blue Macaw and as Ararinha Azul in Brazil, the Spix's Macaw was an enigma, from its discovery to its last day in the wild. This gray-headed blue parrot was recognized as a species in 1832, 13 years after the first specimen was collected and then misidentified as a Hyacinth Macaw by Johann Baptist Ritter von Spix.
Spix's Macaw - Facts, Diet, Habitat & Pictures on Animalia.bio
The Spix's macaw (Cyanopsitta spixii), also known as the Little blue macaw - no longer lives in the wild and is by a long way the world’s rarest macaw. It had a very restricted natural habitat due to its dependence on the tree for nesting, feeding, and roosting.
Spix Macaw, Little blue macaw-fights hard for survival.
Little blue macaw, Spix macaw, Cyanopsitta spixi. With the release of the 2011 3-D animated feature Rio, attention was focused on a species of bird that is on the critically endangered list and has, unofficially, been declared extinct in the wild – the spix macaw. This bird was first discovered in …
BirdNote®: Return of the Extinct Little Blue Macaw
2023年11月3日 · Also known as the Little Blue Macaw, they’re medium-sized birds with a gray head, intense blue plumage, and a black and robust beak. But the most characteristic feature of these macaws is their voice: a short and raspy "kraaaa!"
The Spix Macaw (Cyanopsittacus spixi) - Blue Macaws
This lovely little Macaw, the smallest and perhaps the rarest of the Blue Macaws, is a native of eastern Brazil, chiefly in the Province of Bahia. It was discovered by Dr. J. B. Spix near Joazeiro on the Rio San Francisco, Bahia, during his trip in Brazil, 1817-20.
ADW: Cyanopsitta spixii: INFORMATION
The plumage of adult Spix's macaws is dull blue with a faint greenish tinge on the breast and abdomen. The upperside of the back and tail are a deeper blue, the bare lores and cheeks are dark grey, the ear-coverts and forehead are pale grey-bluish.