Red-and-green macaw

Vögel

Red-and-green macaw (Ara chloroptera)

Spectacle in the rainforest

When the sun rises and touches the steep cob wall of the upper Tambopata River (Peru) an amazing natural spectacle begins. The cob wall becomes a pulsating palette of red, blue, yellow and green because more than 1000 red-and-green-winged macaws and other parrots clamor around the best cob sites. They contain a high concentration of vital minerals that the parrots need but do not get enough of from their fool. That is why they pick up this cob.

   


Kategorie: Vögel

Größe: beak to tail 95 cm; wingspan: 80-90 cm

Brutdauer: 24-26 days

Lebensalter: max. 60 years

Geschlechtsreife: with 5 years

Reproduktion: 2-3 eggs

Nahrung: fruits, nuts, seeds, berries and vegetable-like plants, mineral soil

Lebensraum: tropical rainforest along the rivers and forest edges

Gefährdung: endangered

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