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 Green Wing Macaw is second only in size to the Hyacinth Macaw.  These birds are 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.