Red-shouldered Macaw

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Hahn's Macaw

Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Psittaciformes
Family:	Psittacidae
Subfamily:	Psittacinae
Tribe:	Arini
Genus:	Diopsittaca
Species:	D. nobilis

Distribution across South America

subspecies

D. n. nobilis Hahn's macaw
D. n. cumanensis Noble macaw
D. n. longipennis. Long-wing macaw

The Red-shouldered Macaw (Diopsittaca nobilis) also known as the Noble macaw, Long-wing macaw or Hahn's macaw, is a small parrot native to the tropical lowlands, savannah and swamplands of Venezuela, Guyana and Brazil.^[1] It is the smallest macaw. These birds range from 30 to 35 centimetres (12 to 14 inches) in length, and have good speech mimicry. They are frequently breed in captivity for the commercial pet trade. They are not yet considered to be an endangered species, but wild populations are vulnerable and have declined due to habitat loss. They are listed in Appendix II of the Convention on the International Trade in Endangered Species, which makes the trade and export of wild caught birds illegal. This status greatly limits the ability to capture or sell wild birds.

1 Description
2 Taxonomy
3 Speech
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Description

Like all macaws, D. nobilis has a long narrow tail and a large head. It has bright green feathers on the body, with dark or slate blue feathers on the head just above the beak. The wings and tail have feathers that are bright green above and olive-green below. The leading edges of the wings, especially on the underside, are red. (These red feathers appear at puberty.) Their eyes are orange, and the skin around the eyes is white without feathers, just as in the larger macaws. This bare patch of facial skin is smaller in proportion to the head than the one seen in larger macaws.

[edit] Taxonomy

Diopsittaca nobilis is now considered to comprise three subspecies: Hahn's Macaw, the Noble Macaw and the Long-winged Macaw. The genus Diopsittaca contains only these three forms of the Red-shouldered Macaw. Previously they were listed in genus Ara with the other macaws.

[edit] Speech

Hahn's macaws mimic speech as well as the full-sized macaws: clearly enough to easily understand, but not quite as human-like as an African Grey or a Yellow-headed Amazon. Their natural vocalizations are more akin to screeches than they are to whistles.