Green-winged Macaw (Ara chloropterus)
(1 of 4) (61299 views)

Santa Barbara Zoo, Santa Barbara, California
(Photo posted Tuesday 30 November, 2010)
(Photo taken 14:39:48 Friday 8 October, 2010)
© 2010 Terry Costales
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The Green-winged Macaw goes by many names: Greenwing Macaw, Red and Green Macaw and Green Wing Macaw. They are one of the largest and gentlest of all the Macaws.

Macaws
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Jungle Expeditions Hotel, Marañon River, Peru
(Photo posted Friday 1 January, 2010)
(Photo taken 10:46:12 Thursday April 9, 2009)
© 2010 Terry Costales
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Two Macaws preening one another. A very intimate, gentle moment in a birds' life.

Macaws
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Jungle Expeditions Hotel, Marañon River, Peru
(Photo posted Sunday 27 December, 2009)
(Photo taken 09:00:04 Thursday 9 April, 2009)
© 2009 Terry Costales
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Here are two Blue-and-yellow Macaws (Ara ararauna) and a scarlet Macaw (Ara macao) 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.

Blue-and-Gold Macaw (Ara ararauna)
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Santa Barbara Zoo, Santa Barbara, California
(Photo posted Thursday 2 December, 2010)
(Photo taken 16:31:55 Friday 8 October, 2010)
© 2010 Terry Costales
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A loud, large, parrot looking quite handsome.