The blue-and-yellow macaw, also known as the blue-and-gold macaw, is a large South American parrot with mostly blue top parts and light orange underparts, with gradient hues of green on top of its head. It is a member of the large group of neotropical parrots known as macaws. It inhabits forest, woodland and savannah of tropical South America. They are popular in aviculture because of their striking color, ability to talk, ready availability in the marketplace, and close bonding to humans. They can also live for 65–70 years. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
(Linnaeus, C 1758)
Reference:
Systema Naturae ed. 10
1 p.96
Protonym:
Psittacus Ararauna
Type locality:
South America = Pernambuco, ex Marcgrave, Hellniayr, Abh. K. Bayer. Akad. Wiss., Kl. 2, 22, 1906, Abth. 3, p. 577.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/10277#page/114/mode/1up
Avibase ID:
18AEC3532537ACCB
Avibase ID:
avibase-18AEC353
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/18AEC353
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 177661
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (1983): Blue-and-yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 35th suppl.): Blue-and-yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 36th suppl.): Blue-and-yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 37th suppl.): Blue-and-yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 38th suppl.): Blue-and-yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 39th suppl.): Blue-and-yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 40th suppl.): Blue-and-yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 41st suppl.): Blue-and-yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (1998): Blue-and-yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 42nd suppl.): Blue-and-yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 43rd suppl.): Blue-and-yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 44th suppl.): Blue-and-yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 45th suppl.): Blue-and-yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 46th suppl.): Blue-and-yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 47th suppl.): Blue-and-yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 48th suppl.): Blue-and-yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 49th suppl.): Blue-and-yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 50th suppl.): Blue-and-yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 51st suppl.): Blue-and-yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 52nd suppl.): Blue-and-yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 53rd suppl.): Blue-and-yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 54th suppl.): Blue-and-yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 55th suppl.): Blue-and-yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 56th suppl.): Blue-and-yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 57th suppl.): Blue-and-yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 58th suppl.): Blue-and-yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 59th suppl.): Blue-and-yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 60th suppl.): Blue-and-yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl.): Blue-and-yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl. and addendum): Blue-and-yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 62nd suppl.): Blue-and-yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 63rd suppl.): Blue-and-yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 64th suppl.): Blue-and-yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 65th suppl.): Blue-and-yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Blue-and-yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Blue-and-yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Blue-and-yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Blue-and-yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Blue-and-yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Blue-and-yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Blue-and-yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Blue-and-yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Blue-and-yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Blue-and-yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) |
Birdlife checklist version 00: Blue-and-yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) |
Birdlife checklist version 01: Blue-and-yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) |
Birdlife checklist version 02: Blue-and-yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) |
Birdlife checklist version 03: Blue-and-yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) |
Birdlife checklist version 04: Blue-and-yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) |
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Blue-and-yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) |
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Blue-and-yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) |
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Blue-and-yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) |
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Blue-and-yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) |
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Blue-and-yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Blue-and-yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Blue-and-yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Blue-and-yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Blue-and-yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Blue-and-yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Blue-and-yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Blue-and-yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Blue-and-yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Blue-and-yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Blue-and-yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Blue-and-yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Ara bleu ( Ara ararauna) |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Ara bleu ( Ara ararauna) |
Clements 1st edition: Blue and Yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) |
Clements, version 2021: Blue-and-yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) |
Clements, version 2022: Blue-and-yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) |
Clements, version 2023: Blue-and-yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) |
Clements 3rd edition: Blue and Yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) |
Clements 4th edition: Blue-and-yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) |
Clements 5th edition (as published): Blue-and-yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Blue-and-yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Blue-and-yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Blue-and-yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Blue-and-yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Blue-and-yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Blue-and-yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) |
Clements 6th edition: Blue-and-yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Blue-and-yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Blue-and-yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Blue-and-yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Blue-and-yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Blue-and-yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Blue-and-yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Blue-and-yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Blue-and-yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) |
Clements, version 2015: Blue-and-yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) |
Clements, version 2016: Blue-and-yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) |
Clements, version 2017: Blue-and-yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) |
Clements, version 2018: Blue-and-yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) |
Clements, version 2019: Blue-and-yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) |
eBird version 1.50: Blue-and-yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) |
eBird version 1.52: Blue-and-yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) |
eBird version 1.53: Blue-and-yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) |
eBird version 1.54: Blue-and-yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) |
eBird version 1.55: Blue-and-yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) |
eBird version 2015: Blue-and-yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) |
eBird version 2016: Blue-and-yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) |
eBird version 2017: Blue-and-yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) |
eBird version 2018: Blue-and-yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) |
eBird version 2019: Blue-and-yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) |
eBird version 2021: Blue-and-yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) |
eBird version 2022: Blue-and-yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) |
eBird version 2023: Blue-and-yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Blue & Yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Blue & Yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Blue-and-yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Blue-and-yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Blue-and-yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Blue-and-yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Blue-and-yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Blue-and-yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Blue-and-yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Blue-and-yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Blue-and-yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Blue-and-yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Blue-and-yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Blue-and-yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Blue-and-yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Blue-and-yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Blue-and-yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Blue-and-yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Blue-and-yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Blue-and-yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Blue-and-yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Blue-and-yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Blue-and-yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Blue-and-yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Blue-and-yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Blue-and-yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Blue-and-yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Blue-and-yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Blue-and-yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Blue-and-yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Blue-and-yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Blue-and-yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Blue-and-yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Blue-and-yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Blue-and-yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Blue-and-yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Blue-and-yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Blue-and-yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Blue-and-yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Blue-and-yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Blue-and-yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Blue-and-yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Blue-and-yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Blue-and-yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Blue-and-yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Blue-and-yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Blue-and-yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Blue-and-yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Blue-and-yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Blue-and-yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Blue-and-yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Blue-and-yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Blue-and-yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Blue-and-yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Blue-and-yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Blue-and-yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Blue-and-yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Blue-and-yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Blue-and-yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Blue-and-yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Blue-and-yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Blue-and-yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Blue-and-yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Blue-and-yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Blue-and-yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Blue-and-yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Blue-and-yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Blue-and-yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) |
Morony, Bock and Farrand: Blue-and-yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Ara ararauna |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Ara ararauna |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Ara ararauna |
Sibley and Monroe (1993): Blue-and-yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) |
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Blue-and-yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) |
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Blue-and-yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) |
South American Classification Committee (24/10/2003): Blue-and-yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) |
South American Classification Committee (14/09/2005): Blue-and-yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) |
South American Classification Committee (16/07/2006): Blue-and-yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) |
South American Classification Committee (26/09/2007): Blue-and-yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) |
South American Classification Committee (01/05/2008): Blue-and-yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) |
South American Classification Committee (30/09/2009): Blue-and-yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) |
South American Classification Committee (19/08/2010): Blue-and-yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) |
South American Classification Committee (8/08/2011): Blue-and-yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) |
South American Classification Committee (8/02/2012): Blue-and-yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) |
South American Classification Committee (4/09/2012): Blue-and-yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) |
South American Classification Committee (17/03/2013): Blue-and-yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) |
South American Classification Committee (9/02/2014): Blue-and-yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) |
South American Classification Committee (16/02/2015): Blue-and-yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) |
South American Classification Committee (28/07/2016): Blue-and-yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) |
South American Classification Committee (22/04/2017): Blue-and-yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) |
South American Classification Committee (4/06/2018): Blue-and-yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) |
South American Classification Committee (6/06/2019): Blue-and-yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) |
South American Classification Committee (20/02/2020): Blue-and-yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) |
South American Classification Committee (8/06/2020): Blue-and-yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) |
South American Classification Committee (24/08/2021): Blue-and-yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) |
South American Classification Committee (24/07/2022): Blue-and-yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) |
South American Classification Committee (28/09/2023): Blue-and-yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) |
South American Classification Committee (27/07/2024): Blue-and-yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: Blue-and-yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02: Blue-and-yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03: Blue-and-yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024): Blue-and-yellow Macaw ( Ara ararauna) |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Ara ararauna |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Ara ararauna |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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