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Spix's Macaw

Cyanopsitta spixii (Wagler, JG 1832)

Spix's macaw, also known as the little blue macaw, is a macaw species that was endemic to Brazil. It is a member of tribe Arini in the subfamily Arinae, part of the family Psittacidae. It was first described by German naturalist Georg Marcgrave, when he was working in the State of Pernambuco, Brazil in 1638 and it is named for German naturalist Johann Baptist von Spix, who collected a specimen in 1819 on the bank of the Rio São Francisco in northeast Bahia in Brazil. This bird has been completely extirpated from its natural range, and following a several-year survey, the IUCN officially declared it extinct in the wild in 2019. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Psittaciformes
Family:
  Psittacidae
Genus:
   Cyanopsitta
Scientific:
  Cyanopsitta spixii

Original description

Citation:
  (Wagler, JG 1832)

Reference:
   Abh. K. Bayer. Akad. Wiss. 1 p.675

Protonym:
  Sittace Spixii

Type locality:
  Based on Arara hyacinthinus Spix, not of Latham, type from Joazeiro, Rio Sao Francisco, Brazil.

Link:
  https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11355935

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  FB8F32C30473F64B

Avibase ID:
  avibase-FB8F32C3

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/FB8F32C3

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 177658


EXTINCT IN THE WILD

Geographic range:

  • Cyanopsitta spixii: Palm groves of ne Brazil (n Bahia). On verge of extinction
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Spix's Macaw
Catalan:
Guacamai de Spix
Czech:
ara škraboškový
Danish:
Spixara
German:
Spixara
Spanish:
Guacamayo de Spix
Spanish (Spain):
Guacamayo de Spix
Finnish:
siniara
French:
Ara de Spix
Croatian:
modra ara
Hungarian:
Spix-ara
Icelandic:
Geislaari
Italian:
Ara di Spix
Japanese (romaji):
aokongouinko
Japanese:
アオコンゴウインコ
Lithuanian:
Spikso papūga
Dutch:
Spix' Ara
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Brilleara
Norwegian:
Brilleara
Polish:
ara modra
Portuguese:
Ararinha-azul
Portuguese (Brazil):
ararinha-azul
Portuguese (Portugal):
arara-de-spix
Russian:
Синий ара
Slovak:
ara sivomodrá
Serbian:
Spiksova plava ara
Swedish:
spixara
Ukrainian:
Ара світлоголовий
Chinese:
小蓝金刚鹦鹉
Chinese (Traditional):
小藍麥鷍

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Spix's Macaw ( Cyanopsitta spixii)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Spix's Macaw ( Cyanopsitta spixii)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Spix's Macaw ( Cyanopsitta spixii)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Spix's Macaw ( Cyanopsitta spixii)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Spix's Macaw ( Cyanopsitta spixii)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Spix's Macaw ( Cyanopsitta spixii)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Spix's Macaw ( Cyanopsitta spixii)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Spix's Macaw ( Cyanopsitta spixii)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Spix's Macaw ( Cyanopsitta spixii)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Spix's Macaw ( Cyanopsitta spixii)
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Spix's Macaw ( Cyanopsitta spixii)
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Spix's Macaw ( Cyanopsitta spixii)
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Spix's Macaw ( Cyanopsitta spixii)
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Spix's Macaw ( Cyanopsitta spixii)
Birdlife checklist version 04:
Spix's Macaw ( Cyanopsitta spixii)
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Spix's Macaw ( Cyanopsitta spixii)
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Spix's Macaw ( Cyanopsitta spixii)
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Spix's Macaw ( Cyanopsitta spixii)
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Spix's Macaw ( Cyanopsitta spixii)
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Spix's Macaw ( Cyanopsitta spixii)
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Spix's Macaw ( Cyanopsitta spixii)
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Spix's Macaw ( Cyanopsitta spixii)
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Spix's Macaw ( Cyanopsitta spixii)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Spix's Macaw ( Cyanopsitta spixii)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Spix's Macaw ( Cyanopsitta spixii)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Spix's Macaw ( Cyanopsitta spixii)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Spix's Macaw ( Cyanopsitta spixii)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Spix's Macaw ( Cyanopsitta spixii)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Spix's Macaw ( Cyanopsitta spixii)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Spix's Macaw ( Cyanopsitta spixii)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Spix's Macaw ( Cyanopsitta spixii)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Ara de Spix ( Cyanopsitta spixii)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Ara de Spix ( Cyanopsitta spixii)
Clements 1st edition:
Spix's Macaw ( Cyanopsitta spixii)
Clements, version 2021:
Spix's Macaw ( Cyanopsitta spixii)
Clements, version 2022:
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Clements, version 2023:
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Clements 3rd edition:
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Clements 4th edition:
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Clements 5th edition (as published):
Spix's Macaw ( Cyanopsitta spixii)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition:
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Spix's Macaw ( Cyanopsitta spixii)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Spix's Macaw ( Cyanopsitta spixii)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Spix's Macaw ( Cyanopsitta spixii)
Clements, version 2015:
Spix's Macaw ( Cyanopsitta spixii)
Clements, version 2016:
Spix's Macaw ( Cyanopsitta spixii)
Clements, version 2017:
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Clements, version 2018:
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Clements, version 2019:
Spix's Macaw ( Cyanopsitta spixii)
eBird version 1.50:
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eBird version 1.52:
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eBird version 1.54:
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eBird version 1.55:
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eBird version 2015:
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eBird version 2016:
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eBird version 2017:
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eBird version 2018:
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eBird version 2019:
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eBird version 2021:
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eBird version 2022:
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eBird version 2023:
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Spix's Macaw ( Cyanopsitta spixii)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Spix's Macaw ( Cyanopsitta spixii)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Spix's Macaw ( Cyanopsitta spixii)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Spix's Macaw ( Cyanopsitta spixii)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Spix's Macaw ( Cyanopsitta spixii)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Spix's Macaw ( Cyanopsitta spixii)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Spix's Macaw ( Cyanopsitta spixii)
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Spix's Macaw ( Cyanopsitta spixii)
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Spix's Macaw ( Cyanopsitta spixii)
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Spix's Macaw ( Cyanopsitta spixii)
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Spix's Macaw ( Cyanopsitta spixii)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Spix's Macaw ( Cyanopsitta spixii)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Spix's Macaw ( Cyanopsitta spixii)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
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Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Spix's Macaw ( Cyanopsitta spixii)
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Ara spixii
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Ara spixii
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Ara spixii
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Little Blue Macaw ( Cyanopsitta spixii)
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Little Blue Macaw ( Cyanopsitta spixii)
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Little Blue Macaw ( Cyanopsitta spixii)
South American Classification Committee (24/10/2003):
Spix's Macaw ( Cyanopsitta spixii)
South American Classification Committee (14/09/2005):
Spix's Macaw ( Cyanopsitta spixii)
South American Classification Committee (16/07/2006):
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South American Classification Committee (26/09/2007):
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South American Classification Committee (01/05/2008):
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South American Classification Committee (30/09/2009):
Spix's Macaw ( Cyanopsitta spixii)
South American Classification Committee (19/08/2010):
Spix's Macaw ( Cyanopsitta spixii)
South American Classification Committee (8/08/2011):
Spix's Macaw ( Cyanopsitta spixii)
South American Classification Committee (8/02/2012):
Spix's Macaw ( Cyanopsitta spixii)
South American Classification Committee (4/09/2012):
Spix's Macaw ( Cyanopsitta spixii)
South American Classification Committee (17/03/2013):
Spix's Macaw ( Cyanopsitta spixii)
South American Classification Committee (9/02/2014):
Spix's Macaw ( Cyanopsitta spixii)
South American Classification Committee (16/02/2015):
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South American Classification Committee (28/07/2016):
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South American Classification Committee (22/04/2017):
Spix's Macaw ( Cyanopsitta spixii)
South American Classification Committee (4/06/2018):
Spix's Macaw ( Cyanopsitta spixii)
South American Classification Committee (6/06/2019):
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South American Classification Committee (20/02/2020):
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South American Classification Committee (8/06/2020):
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South American Classification Committee (24/08/2021):
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South American Classification Committee (24/07/2022):
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South American Classification Committee (28/09/2023):
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South American Classification Committee (27/07/2024):
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
Spix's Macaw ( Cyanopsitta spixii)
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03:
Spix's Macaw ( Cyanopsitta spixii)
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024):
Spix's Macaw ( Cyanopsitta spixii)
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Cyanopsitta spixii
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Cyanopsitta spixii

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Bulgarian: Спиксов ара
Bengali: চে􀇙'঳ ভযাকাও
Bengali (transliteration): spiksa'sa myākā'ō
Catalan: Guacamai de Spix
Montenegrin: plava ara, плава ара
Montenegrin (Cyrillic): плава ара
Czech: ara škraboškový, Ara Spixuv
Danish: Spixara
German: Spix Ara, Spixara, Spix-Ara
English: Little Blue Macaw, Spix's Macaw
English, HBW: Spix's Macaw
English (IOC): Spix's Macaw
English (United States): Spix's Macaw
Esperanto: Malgranda arao de Spix
Spanish: Guacamayo de Spix, Maracaná Azul
Spanish (Spain): Guacamayo de Spix
Spanish (HBW): Spix's Macaw
Estonian: safiiraara
Finnish: Siniara
French: Ara de Spix
Croatian: modra ara
Hungarian: Spix-ara
Icelandic: Geislaari
Italian: Ara di spix
Japanese (romaji): aokongouinko
Japanese: アオコンゴウインコ
Kazakh: көгілдір ара
Kirghiz: көк аара
Scientific: Ara spixii, Cyanopsitta spixii, Sittace Spixii
Lithuanian: Spikso papūga
Maltese: makaw ta' Spix
Dutch: Spix' Ara
Norwegian Nynorsk: Brilleara
Norwegian: Brilleara, Spixara
Polish: ara modra
Portuguese: Ararinha-azul
Portuguese (Brazil): Ararinha-azul
Portuguese (Portugal): arara-de-spix, Ararinha-azul
Russian: Голубой ара, Синий ара
Slovak: Ara sivomodrá
Slovenian: Spixov makao, spixov makav
Serbian: Spiksova ara, Spiksova plava ara
Swedish: Spixara
Turkish: Spiks arası
Ukrainian: Ара світлоголовий
Chinese: 小蓝金刚鹦鹉
Chinese (Traditional): 小藍麥鷍

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