Scarlet Macaw: Ara macao
"Ara macao, also known as the scarlet macaw, are brightly colored birds with feathers
ranging in color bands from scarlet on their head and shoulders, to yellow on their
back and mid wing feathers and blue on the wing tips and tail feathers. The face has
short white hairs, this area surrounds the light yellow colored eyes. The long,
thick beak is light on the top and dark black on the bottom."
Ara macao
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