The red-shouldered macaw is a small green South American parrot, a member of a large group of Neotropical parrots called macaws. The species is named for the red coverts on its wings. It is the smallest macaw, being 30–35 cm (12–14 in) in length - similar in size to the Aratinga parakeets. It is native to the tropical lowlands, savannah, and swamplands of Brazil, the Guianas, Bolivia, Venezuela, and far south-eastern Peru. It has two distinct subspecies, the noble macaw and the Hahn's macaw, and a possible poorly distinct third subspecies that has longer wings, but is otherwise similar to the noble macaw. The Hahn's subspecies is named for German zoologist Carl-Wilhelm Hahn, who in 1834 began compiling Ornithologischer Atlas oder naturgetreue Abbildung und Beschreibung der aussereuropäischen Vögel. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
(Linnaeus, C 1758)
Reference:
Systema Naturae ed. 10
1 p.97
Protonym:
Psittacus nobilis
Type locality:
South America = Surinam ex Mus. Ad. Frid., Prodr., p. 13.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/10277#page/115/mode/1up
Avibase ID:
A4E6B4817D915E2E
Avibase ID:
avibase-A4E6B481
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/A4E6B481
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 714039
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Red-shouldered Macaw ( Diopsittaca nobilis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Red-shouldered Macaw ( Diopsittaca nobilis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Red-shouldered Macaw ( Diopsittaca nobilis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Red-shouldered Macaw ( Diopsittaca nobilis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Red-shouldered Macaw ( Diopsittaca nobilis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Red-shouldered Macaw ( Diopsittaca nobilis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Red-shouldered Macaw ( Diopsittaca nobilis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Red-shouldered Macaw ( Diopsittaca nobilis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Red-shouldered Macaw ( Diopsittaca nobilis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Red-shouldered Macaw ( Diopsittaca nobilis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Red-shouldered Macaw ( Diopsittaca nobilis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 00: Red-shouldered Macaw ( Diopsittaca nobilis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 01: Red-shouldered Macaw ( Diopsittaca nobilis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 02: Red-shouldered Macaw ( Diopsittaca nobilis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 03: Red-shouldered Macaw ( Diopsittaca nobilis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 04: Red-shouldered Macaw ( Diopsittaca nobilis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Red-shouldered Macaw ( Diopsittaca nobilis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Red-shouldered Macaw ( Diopsittaca nobilis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Red-shouldered Macaw ( Diopsittaca nobilis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Red-shouldered Macaw ( Diopsittaca nobilis) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Ara noble ( Diopsittaca nobilis) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Ara noble ( Ara nobilis) [version 1] |
Clements 1st edition: Red-shouldered Macaw ( Ara nobilis) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2021: Red-shouldered Macaw ( Diopsittaca nobilis) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2022: Red-shouldered Macaw ( Diopsittaca nobilis) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2023: Red-shouldered Macaw ( Diopsittaca nobilis) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2024: Red-shouldered Macaw ( Diopsittaca nobilis) [version 1] |
Clements 3rd edition: Red-shouldered Macaw ( Ara nobilis) [version 1] |
Clements 4th edition: Red-shouldered Macaw ( Ara nobilis) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (as published): Red-shouldered Macaw ( Diopsittaca nobilis) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Red-shouldered Macaw ( Diopsittaca nobilis) [version 1] |
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Red-shouldered Macaw ( Diopsittaca nobilis) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Red-shouldered Macaw ( Diopsittaca nobilis) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Red-shouldered Macaw ( Diopsittaca nobilis) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Red-shouldered Macaw ( Diopsittaca nobilis) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Red-shouldered Macaw ( Diopsittaca nobilis) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2015: Red-shouldered Macaw ( Diopsittaca nobilis) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2016: Red-shouldered Macaw ( Diopsittaca nobilis) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2017: Red-shouldered Macaw ( Diopsittaca nobilis) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2018: Red-shouldered Macaw ( Diopsittaca nobilis) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2019: Red-shouldered Macaw ( Diopsittaca nobilis) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.50: Red-shouldered Macaw ( Diopsittaca nobilis) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.52: Red-shouldered Macaw ( Diopsittaca nobilis) [version 1] |
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eBird version 2018: Red-shouldered Macaw ( Diopsittaca nobilis) [version 1] |
eBird version 2019: Red-shouldered Macaw ( Diopsittaca nobilis) [version 1] |
eBird version 2021: Red-shouldered Macaw ( Diopsittaca nobilis) [version 1] |
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eBird version 2023: Red-shouldered Macaw ( Diopsittaca nobilis) [version 1] |
eBird version 2024: Red-shouldered Macaw ( Diopsittaca nobilis) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Red-shouldered Macaw ( Ara nobilis) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Red-shouldered Macaw ( Ara nobilis) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Red-shouldered Macaw ( Diopsittaca nobilis) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Red-shouldered Macaw ( Diopsittaca nobilis) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Red-shouldered Macaw ( Diopsittaca nobilis) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Red-shouldered Macaw ( Diopsittaca nobilis) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Red-shouldered Macaw ( Diopsittaca nobilis) [version 1] |
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Red-shouldered Macaw ( Diopsittaca nobilis) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Red-shouldered Macaw ( Diopsittaca nobilis) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Red-shouldered Macaw ( Diopsittaca nobilis) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Red-shouldered Macaw ( Diopsittaca nobilis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Red-shouldered Macaw ( Diopsittaca nobilis) [version 1] |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Red-shouldered Macaw ( Diopsittaca nobilis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Red-shouldered Macaw ( Diopsittaca nobilis) [version 1] |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Red-shouldered Macaw ( Diopsittaca nobilis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Red-shouldered Macaw ( Diopsittaca nobilis) [version 1] |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Red-shouldered Macaw ( Diopsittaca nobilis) [version 1] |
Morony, Bock and Farrand: Red-shouldered Macaw ( Ara nobilis) [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Ara nobilis [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Ara nobilis [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Ara nobilis [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993): Red-shouldered Macaw ( Ara nobilis) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Red-shouldered Macaw ( Ara nobilis) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Red-shouldered Macaw ( Ara nobilis) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (24/10/2003): Red-shouldered Macaw ( Diopsittaca nobilis) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (14/09/2005): Red-shouldered Macaw ( Diopsittaca nobilis) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (16/07/2006): Red-shouldered Macaw ( Diopsittaca nobilis) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (26/09/2007): Red-shouldered Macaw ( Diopsittaca nobilis) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (01/05/2008): Red-shouldered Macaw ( Diopsittaca nobilis) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (30/09/2009): Red-shouldered Macaw ( Diopsittaca nobilis) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (19/08/2010): Red-shouldered Macaw ( Diopsittaca nobilis) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (8/08/2011): Red-shouldered Macaw ( Diopsittaca nobilis) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (8/02/2012): Red-shouldered Macaw ( Diopsittaca nobilis) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (4/09/2012): Red-shouldered Macaw ( Diopsittaca nobilis) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (17/03/2013): Red-shouldered Macaw ( Diopsittaca nobilis) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (9/02/2014): Red-shouldered Macaw ( Diopsittaca nobilis) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (16/02/2015): Red-shouldered Macaw ( Diopsittaca nobilis) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (28/07/2016): Red-shouldered Macaw ( Diopsittaca nobilis) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (22/04/2017): Red-shouldered Macaw ( Diopsittaca nobilis) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (4/06/2018): Red-shouldered Macaw ( Diopsittaca nobilis) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (6/06/2019): Red-shouldered Macaw ( Diopsittaca nobilis) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (20/02/2020): Red-shouldered Macaw ( Diopsittaca nobilis) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (8/06/2020): Red-shouldered Macaw ( Diopsittaca nobilis) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (24/08/2021): Red-shouldered Macaw ( Diopsittaca nobilis) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (24/07/2022): Red-shouldered Macaw ( Diopsittaca nobilis) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (28/09/2023): Red-shouldered Macaw ( Diopsittaca nobilis) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (27/07/2024): Red-shouldered Macaw ( Diopsittaca nobilis) [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Diopsittaca nobilis [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Diopsittaca nobilis [version 1] |
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Species status: full species
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