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Green-winged Macaw (Ara chloropterus)
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The Green-winged Macaw goes by many names: Greenwing Macaw, Red and Green Macaw and Green Wing Macaw. external link They are one of the largest and gentlest of all the Macaws.

Santa Barbara Zoo, Santa Barbara, California internal link   •  (Photo posted Tuesday 30 November, 2010)   •  (Photo taken 14:39:48 Friday 8 October, 2010)   •  © 2010 Terry Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #Barbara_Zoo
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Macaws
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Two Macaws preening one another. A very intimate, gentle moment in a birds' life.

Jungle Expeditions Hotel, Marañon River, Peru   •  (Photo posted Friday 1 January, 2010)   •  (Photo taken 10:46:12 Thursday April 9, 2009)   •  © 2010 Terry Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License
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Macaws
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Here are two Blue-and-yellow Macaws (Ara ararauna) external link and a scarlet Macaw (Ara macao) external link perched on top of their outdoor aviary on the hotel grounds. They were free to come and go as they pleased and a couple of them were high overhead in the trees.

Jungle Expeditions Hotel, Marañon River, Peru   •  (Photo posted Sunday 27 December, 2009)   •  (Photo taken 09:00:04 Thursday 9 April, 2009)   •  © 2009 Terry Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License
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Blue-and-Gold Macaw (Ara ararauna)
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A loud, large, parrot looking quite handsome. external link

Santa Barbara Zoo, Santa Barbara, California internal link   •  (Photo posted Thursday 2 December, 2010)   •  (Photo taken 16:31:55 Friday 8 October, 2010)   •  © 2010 Terry Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #Barbara_Zoo
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