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Blue and Gold Macaw |
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DESCRIPTION
The Blue and Gold Macaw gets up to 34 to 36 inches (86 to 90cm).
Back and wings turquoise. Sides of neck, breast and belly golden. Forehead
and crown greenish-blue. Throat black, cheeks white bordered in black
stripes. Bluish-yellow undertail coverts. Eyes yellow, beak and legs black.
Female is smaller, immatures have dark eyes.
NATURAL DISTRIBUTION
Panama southwards into Central America to northern Paraguay.
HABITAT
Blue and Gold Macaw lives close to water in forests, savannahs, open country
and swamps in regions up to 1,500 feet (500m), in pairs or flocks up to
100. Nests in holes of dead palm trees.
DIET Leaves,
seeds, fruits, nuts, parrot food, mealworms, cheese, greenstuff.
SPECIAL NEEDS
Their strong beaks can find weakness in the design and construction of
their housing.
CAGE LIFE
Blue and Gold Macaw are affectionate, loyal, gentle, intelligent. Can
learn tricks and to imitate and talk. Can live 100 years or more. May
become aggressive towards keepers during breeding season. Roomy cages
of mesh with climbing branches, heated covered areas and - as playthings
- fresh branches, pinecones and stones. Nest box, year round for roosting,
20 X 20 X 31'/2 inches (50 X 50 X 80cm), entrance 5V2 inches (14cm). Lays
2 to 5 white eggs, incubation 25 to 28 days, fledging after 3 months.
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