The scarlet macaw is a large red, yellow, and blue Central and South American parrot, a member of a large group of Neotropical parrots called macaws. It is native to humid evergreen forests of the Neotropics. Its range extends from south-eastern Mexico to Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Bolivia, Venezuela and Brazil in lowlands of 500 m (1,600 ft) up to 1,000 m (3,300 ft), the Caribbean island of Trinidad, as well as the Pacific island of Coiba. Formerly, it ranged north to southern Tamaulipas. In some areas, it has suffered local extinction because of habitat destruction, or capture for the parrot trade, but in other areas, it remains fairly common. It is the national bird of Honduras. Like its relative the blue-and-yellow macaw, the scarlet macaw is a popular bird in aviculture as a result of its striking plumage. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
(Linnaeus, C 1758)
Reference:
Systema Naturae ed. 10
1 p.96
Protonym:
Psittacus Macao
Type locality:
South America.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/10277#page/114/mode/1up
Avibase ID:
5B015EDA14786E2D
Avibase ID:
avibase-5B015EDA
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/5B015EDA
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 177665
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (1983): Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 35th suppl.): Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 36th suppl.): Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 37th suppl.): Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 38th suppl.): Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 39th suppl.): Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 40th suppl.): Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 41st suppl.): Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (1998): Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 42nd suppl.): Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 43rd suppl.): Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 44th suppl.): Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 45th suppl.): Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 46th suppl.): Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 47th suppl.): Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 48th suppl.): Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 49th suppl.): Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 50th suppl.): Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 51st suppl.): Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 52nd suppl.): Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 53rd suppl.): Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 54th suppl.): Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 55th suppl.): Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 56th suppl.): Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 57th suppl.): Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 58th suppl.): Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 59th suppl.): Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 60th suppl.): Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl.): Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl. and addendum): Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 62nd suppl.): Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 63rd suppl.): Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 64th suppl.): Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 65th suppl.): Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 00: Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 01: Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 02: Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 03: Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 04: Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Ara rouge ( Ara macao) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Ara rouge ( Ara macao) [version 1] |
Clements 1st edition: Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2021: Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2022: Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2023: Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao) [version 1] |
Clements 3rd edition: Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao) [version 1] |
Clements 4th edition: Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (as published): Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition: Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2015: Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2016: Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2017: Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2018: Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2019: Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.50: Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.52: Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.53: Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.54: Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.55: Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao) [version 1] |
eBird version 2015: Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao) [version 1] |
eBird version 2016: Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao) [version 1] |
eBird version 2017: Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao) [version 1] |
eBird version 2018: Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao) [version 1] |
eBird version 2019: Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao) [version 1] |
eBird version 2021: Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao) [version 1] |
eBird version 2022: Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao) [version 1] |
eBird version 2023: Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao) [version 1] |
Morony, Bock and Farrand: Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao) [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Ara macao [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Ara macao [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993): Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (24/10/2003): Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (14/09/2005): Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (16/07/2006): Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (26/09/2007): Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (01/05/2008): Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (30/09/2009): Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (19/08/2010): Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (8/08/2011): Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (8/02/2012): Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (4/09/2012): Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (17/03/2013): Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (9/02/2014): Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (16/02/2015): Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (28/07/2016): Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (22/04/2017): Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (4/06/2018): Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (6/06/2019): Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (20/02/2020): Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (8/06/2020): Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (24/08/2021): Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (24/07/2022): Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (28/09/2023): Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (27/07/2024): Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao) |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02: Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03: Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024): Scarlet Macaw ( Ara macao) [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Ara macao [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Ara macao [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
This taxon is considered a subspecies of
Ara [macao or chloropterus]
(sensu lato) by some authors
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