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Milicinth Macaw

Family: Psittacidae Picture of a Milicinth Macaw

"Cleaning up after a peanut butter snack!" Photo © Animal-World: Courtesy Cheryl Galloway

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I am extremely saddened at how far someone that calls themselves a breeder will go to make a hybrid. A Hyacinth is an endangered creature and should only be bred as... (more) Jo 2008-09-18

The beautiful Milicinth Macaw is a cross between the majestic blue Hyacinth Macaw and the impressive green Military Macaw. With a mix like this you get a very rich and unusual blue-green!

A Milicinth Macaw can often have the gentle shy nature and sweet temperament of the Hyacinth Macaw. They can be extremely loving and huggable, enjoying contact and interaction with one or more people, as well as other birds.

Attributes they can inherit from the Military Macaw side are cleverness and being quick to learn tricks.

With both these traits you can have a very smart and loving pet. They are an inquisitive and outgoing bird when well established and comfortable in their home and surroundings. But they can also be very territorial in their own space, such as their cage or aviary.

Picture of a juvenile Milicinth Macaw
Milicinth Macaw (juvenile)

Hybrid breeding combinations are given on the Hybrid Macaws page.

For information about the care of Macaws see:
Guide to a Happy, Healthy Macaw

Scientific Name: hybrid
Cross between: Ara militaris and Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus).

Description:
Milicinth Macaws are a beautiful blue-green macaw, pulling these beautiful colors from their parentage. The Hyacinth Macaw contributes the rich blues and they pick up the greens from the handsome Military Macaw. In the mating pair, the Male has the dominate gene.
They are a full size Macaw. From their heritage they can be very loving and gentle, have the potential to learn to perform tricks, and may even say a few words or expressions.

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.
In the wild, their parent species eat a variety of palm nuts, fruits, and seeds. A Hyacinth Macaw will eat mainly raw nuts. Provide your Milicinth Macaw with nuts and a good parrot mix which includes; formulated diets, seeds, dried fruits and nuts. Nuts you can provide them include Brazil nuts, walnuts, macadamias, filberts, almonds, and hazel nuts. They will also like fresh coconut. They may also be offered fruits and vegetables. For good strong development, babies will need a high fat content in the hand-feeding formula.

See About Macaws: Housing and About Macaws: Care and Feeding for more information.

Distribution:
This is a hybrid not found in the wilds.

Size - Weight:
The Milicinth Macaw is a full sized macaw. With the smaller Military Macaw reaching up to 27" (75 cm) and the Hyacinth Macaw at 39" (100 cm), they will reach a size somewhere in the middle.

Social Behaviors:
They are a typical macaw. Can be cranky at times and may even be a one person bird or only like men or women unless well socialized with lots or folks.

See About Macaws: Social Behaviors for information on developing a well rounded friendly macaw. (Also information on handling and activities)

Breeding/Reproduction:
Because it is a hybrid it is generally not bred.

Sexual differences: No visible differences.

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

See About Macaws: Potential Problems for information on illnesses.

Availability: This bird is generally hard to find and are expensive. There are more and more breeders however and they are becoming more common.

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I am extremely saddened at how far someone that calls themselves a breeder will go to make a hybrid. A Hyacinth is an endangered creature and should only be bred as a Hyacinth. I realize (sadly) there is no governing of breeders and they have free will to breed however and whatever they want together and that includes mixing and matching. I would only hope their moral thinking will drive them to do the right thing. Jo 2008-09-18
I cannot agree more that yes this hybrid makes a beautiful macaw... but doesn't the fact that the Hyacinth is as rare and endangered as it is, make crossing it with another breed a bad practice. Personally I hope the breeder is still breeding straight hyacinths with the intention to better the breed and not just mixing it to sell "rarer" birds. The hyacinth being on the critical list should sort of discourage breeding like this but that is just my opinion. Anonymous 2008-07-13
Hello, as a macaw owner i have to say that this bird is absolutely beautiful. Anonymous 2007-03-18
Some of the coolest comments:
I purchased the hyacinth/military hybrid from a Dr. Miller in Miami about 15 years ago. My first milicinth I named Samari and he was the most intelligent macaw I had and I had a bunch of them. He never ever used his beak, to climb up a person, on a shoulder even if a person he did not know squeezed him. His favorite trick was pretending he was dead - hanging from a light fixture and when someone would walk by he would jump on them. He turned the water on in the kitchen sink and showered. There is no end to how wonderfully gentle and smart this fella was. Cheryl 2005-05-06

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Milicinth Macaw

The beautiful Milicinth Macaw is a cross between the majestic blue Hyacinth Macaw and the impressive green Military Macaw. With a mix like this you get a very rich and unusual blue-green!

For information about the care of Macaws see: Guide to a Happy, Healthy Macaw

For information about the care of Macaws see:
Guide to a Happy, Healthy Macaw