military Macaw (Ara militaris)
Taxonomy:
Listing Status:
Where Listed: WHEREVER FOUND
General Information
Large, green macaw. Overall dark lime-green. Red forehead and bare white facial area with black lines. Blue tinge to hindneck. Flight feathers blue above and olive below. Blue lower back. Tail blue and red. All-black bill. The military macaw occupies a highly fragmented range from Mexico to Argentina, inhabiting humid lowland forest and adjacent clearings, wooded foothills, and canyons.
- Countries in which the the military Macaw, Wherever found is known to occur: Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru, Venezuela
| Status | Date Listed | Lead Region | Where Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-11-02 | Foreign (Headquarters) | Wherever found |
» Federal Register Documents
| Date | Citation Page | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 2012-07-06 00:00:00.0 | 77 FR 40171 40219 | Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Two Foreign Macaw Species |
| 2015-10-02 00:00:00.0 | 80 FR 59975 60021 | Two Foreign Macaw Species; Final rule. |
| 2009-07-14 00:00:00.0 | 74 FR 33957 33960 | 90-Day Finding on a Petition to List 14 Parrot Species as Threatened or Endangered |
| 2013-02-21 00:00:00.0 | 78 FR 12011 12012 | Listing Three Foreign Macaw Species; Proposed rule; reopening of comment periods. |
» Recovery
No recovery information is available for the military Macaw.
» Critical Habitat
No critical habitat rules have been published for the military Macaw.
» Conservation Plans
No conservation plans have been created for military Macaw.
» Petitions
» Life History
No Life History information has been entered into this system for this species.
» Other Resources
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