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Animal profile · Amazon Rainforest
🦜Scarlet Macaw
Ara macao
Flies in loud, colourful flocks high above the rainforest canopy.
DietHerbivore
SizeUp to 1 kg
Lifespan40–50 years
ConservationLeast concern
Good to know
- Its feathers blaze red, yellow and blue.
- Macaws can live for over 50 years.
- They mate for life and fly in pairs.
Where the Scarlet Macaw lives
The planet's largest rainforest, threaded by enormous muddy rivers. Warm and extremely humid with heavy rainfall all year round.
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