Blue & Gold Macaw

Range: Tropical South America

Habitat: Dense tropical forests

Natural Diet: Fruits and Seeds

Diet at Rain Forest: Wide variety of fresh fruits and vegetables supplemented with fresh seed mixture

Size: Females and males are very difficult to tell apart. (monomorphic) Both sexes are up to 30 inches long with tail feathers.

Rain Forest Facts: A large and colorful bird, the Blue & Gold Macaw is monomorphic, simply meaning that zookeepers cannot tell the males from the females by any visible means.  The two sexes are identical from an external perspective, only a blood. or DNA test will reveal the boys from the girls! 

Status in Wild: Numbers are declining due to over collection for both the illegal pet trade as well as loss of habitat.