Ara (animal)

The macaws (Ara) are birds of the order Psittaciformes and of the family Psittacidae, very striking for their its colorful plumage.

Species and subspecies

The following species are recognized:

• Arauna (Linnaeus, 1758)– blue and yellow macaw;
• Ara glaucogularis Dabbene, 1921– blue beard macaw or blue throat macaw;
• Ara militaris (Linnaeus, 1766)– military macaw or green macaw;
  • A. m. mexicanus Ridgway, 1915-
  • A. m. militaris (Linnaeus, 1766)-
  • A. m. bolivianus Reichenow, 1908-
• Ara ambiguus (Bechstein, 1811)– ambiguous macaw, buffoon macaw or big green macaw;
  • A. ambiguus (Bechstein, 1811)-
  • A. a. guayaquilensis Chapman, 1925-
• Ara macao (Linnaeus, 1758)– red and yellow macaw or flag macaw;
  • A. m. cyanopterus Wiedenfeld, 1995-
  • A. m. macao (Linnaeus, 1758)-
• Ara chloropterus Gray, GR, 1859– red and green macaw or alive macaw;
• Arajesgenys Lafresnaye, 1847– Cochabamba macaw, red-headed or golden macaw;
• Ara severus (Linnaeus, 1758)– severe macaw;
• †Ara tricolor (Bechstein, 1811)– Cuban macaw;
• †Ara autocthones Wetmore, 1937– Saint Croix's macaw.

Hypothetical extinct species

• Ara martinica (Rothschild, 1905)– Martinique macaw;
• Ara guadeloupensis Clark, 1905– Guadalupe macaw or smaller antillan macaw;
• Ara erythrocephala Gosse, 1847– Jamaican guacamayo verdiamarillo;
• Ara gossei Rothschild, 1905– Jamaican red or Gosse macaw;
• Ara atwoodi Clark, 1905– Guacamayo dominiqués verde-amarillo.