Yellow-Collared Macaw

Description:
   Yellow-collared Macaws are a mini-macaw like the Hahn's and Severe macaw that have predominantly green bodies. The forehead, lower cheeks and crown are brown. The edge of the wings are blue, mainly on the primary feathers. The tail is blue at the tip and becomes reddish brown towards the base. The underside of the tail and the flight feathers is yellow. The bare face is creamy white and the bill is dark grey that turns lighter towards the tip. The legs are pink and the eyes are orange.

Care and feeding:
  A roomy cage is required unless the bird is to be let out for extended periods. Many birds can spend most of their time on a play pen or parrot perch. They eat a variety of seeds, nuts, fruits, and commercial pellets, as well as the same nutritional foods humans eat.

Distribution:
   The yellow-collared macaws' natural habitat runs from the northern and eastern Bolivia , east into Brazil, and south into northern Paraguay and northwestern Argentina. There are isolated populations in central Brazil as well. They inhabit widely varying environments from humid forests, woodlands, and agricultural areas. Yellow-collared macaws adapt well to areas where people live and is considered securely established in the wild where it is fequently seen in large flocks.

Size - Weight:
   Yellow-collared macaws can reach full lengths of 38cm (15 inches).

Breeding/Reproduction:
   The usual clutch consists of three or four eggs laid two or three days apart. The eggs incubate for about 25 days. The babies will fledge after about 10 weeks in the nest. Feed the parents plenty of greenstuffs, corn-on-the-cob, carrots, and fruit laced with food supplement while they are rearing the youngsters.

Sexual differences: No visible differences.

Potential Problems: Can be noisy (as can all macaws).

Availability: This bird is fairly common and should be easy to obtain.