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Indigo Macaw

Anodorhynchus leari Bonaparte, CLJL 1856

Lear's macaw, also known as the indigo macaw, is a large all-blue Brazilian parrot, a member of a large group of neotropical parrots known as macaws. It was first described by Charles Lucien Bonaparte in 1856. Lear's macaw is 70–75 cm long and weighs around 950 g. It is coloured almost completely blue, with a yellow patch of skin at the base of the heavy, black bill. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Psittaciformes
Family:
  Psittacidae
Genus:
   Anodorhynchus
Scientific:
  Anodorhynchus leari

Original description

Citation:
  Bonaparte, CLJL 1856

Reference:
   Naumannia 6 Consp.Psitt.inBeilag.no.1

Protonym:
  Anodorhynchus leari

Type locality:
  No locahty, presumed to have come from Brazil.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13881820#page/542/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  FF910F6017826DE8

Avibase ID:
  avibase-FF910F60

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/FF910F60

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 177656


ENDANGERED

Geographic range:

  • Anodorhynchus leari: Caatinga of e Brazil (n Bahia). On verge of extinction
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Indigo Macaw
Catalan:
Guacamai de Lear
Czech:
ara kobaltový
Danish:
Indigoara
German:
Learara
Spanish:
Guacamayo de Lear
Spanish (Spain):
Guacamayo de Lear
Finnish:
indigoara
French:
Ara de Lear
Croatian:
kobaltasta ara
Hungarian:
kobaltkék ara
Icelandic:
Blikari
Italian:
Ara indaco
Japanese (romaji):
kosumirekongouinko
Japanese:
コスミレコンゴウインコ
Lithuanian:
Mažoji mėlynoji ara
Dutch:
Lears Ara
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Indigoara
Norwegian:
Indigoara
Polish:
modroara błękitna
Portuguese:
arara-azul-de-lear
Portuguese (Brazil):
arara-azul-de-lear
Portuguese (Portugal):
arara-índigo
Russian:
Индиговый ара
Slovak:
ara kobaltová
Serbian:
Mala plava ara
Swedish:
indigoara
Ukrainian:
Ара синій
Chinese:
青蓝金刚鹦鹉
Chinese (Traditional):
靛藍麥鷍

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Indigo Macaw ( Anodorhynchus leari)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Indigo Macaw ( Anodorhynchus leari)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Indigo Macaw ( Anodorhynchus leari)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Indigo Macaw ( Anodorhynchus leari)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Indigo Macaw ( Anodorhynchus leari)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Indigo Macaw ( Anodorhynchus leari)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Indigo Macaw ( Anodorhynchus leari)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Indigo Macaw ( Anodorhynchus leari)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Indigo Macaw ( Anodorhynchus leari)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Indigo Macaw ( Anodorhynchus leari)
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Lear's Macaw ( Anodorhynchus leari)
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Lear's Macaw ( Anodorhynchus leari)
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Lear's Macaw ( Anodorhynchus leari)
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Lear's Macaw ( Anodorhynchus leari)
Birdlife checklist version 04:
Lear's Macaw ( Anodorhynchus leari)
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Lear's Macaw ( Anodorhynchus leari)
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Lear's Macaw ( Anodorhynchus leari)
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Lear's Macaw ( Anodorhynchus leari)
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Lear's Macaw ( Anodorhynchus leari)
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Lear's Macaw ( Anodorhynchus leari)
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Lear's Macaw ( Anodorhynchus leari)
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Lear's Macaw ( Anodorhynchus leari)
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Lear's Macaw ( Anodorhynchus leari)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Lear's Macaw ( Anodorhynchus leari)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Lear's Macaw ( Anodorhynchus leari)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Lear's Macaw ( Anodorhynchus leari)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Lear's Macaw ( Anodorhynchus leari)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Lear's Macaw ( Anodorhynchus leari)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Lear's Macaw ( Anodorhynchus leari)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Lear's Macaw ( Anodorhynchus leari)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Lear's Macaw ( Anodorhynchus leari)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Ara de Lear ( Anodorhynchus leari)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Ara de Lear ( Anodorhynchus leari)
Clements 1st edition:
Lear's Macaw ( Anodorhynchus leari)
Clements, version 2021:
Indigo Macaw ( Anodorhynchus leari)
Clements, version 2022:
Indigo Macaw ( Anodorhynchus leari)
Clements, version 2023:
Indigo Macaw ( Anodorhynchus leari)
Clements 3rd edition:
Lear's Macaw ( Anodorhynchus leari)
Clements 4th edition:
Lear's Macaw ( Anodorhynchus leari)
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Lear's Macaw ( Anodorhynchus leari)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Lear's Macaw ( Anodorhynchus leari)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Lear's Macaw ( Anodorhynchus leari)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Lear's Macaw ( Anodorhynchus leari)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Lear's Macaw ( Anodorhynchus leari)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Lear's Macaw ( Anodorhynchus leari)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Lear's Macaw ( Anodorhynchus leari)
Clements 6th edition:
Lear's Macaw ( Anodorhynchus leari)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Lear's Macaw ( Anodorhynchus leari)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Lear's Macaw ( Anodorhynchus leari)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Indigo Macaw ( Anodorhynchus leari)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Indigo Macaw ( Anodorhynchus leari)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Indigo Macaw ( Anodorhynchus leari)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Indigo Macaw ( Anodorhynchus leari)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Indigo Macaw ( Anodorhynchus leari)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Indigo Macaw ( Anodorhynchus leari)
Clements, version 2015:
Indigo Macaw ( Anodorhynchus leari)
Clements, version 2016:
Indigo Macaw ( Anodorhynchus leari)
Clements, version 2017:
Indigo Macaw ( Anodorhynchus leari)
Clements, version 2018:
Indigo Macaw ( Anodorhynchus leari)
Clements, version 2019:
Indigo Macaw ( Anodorhynchus leari)
eBird version 1.50:
Indigo Macaw ( Anodorhynchus leari)
eBird version 1.52:
Indigo Macaw ( Anodorhynchus leari)
eBird version 1.53:
Indigo Macaw ( Anodorhynchus leari)
eBird version 1.54:
Indigo Macaw ( Anodorhynchus leari)
eBird version 1.55:
Indigo Macaw ( Anodorhynchus leari)
eBird version 2015:
Indigo Macaw ( Anodorhynchus leari)
eBird version 2016:
Indigo Macaw ( Anodorhynchus leari)
eBird version 2017:
Indigo Macaw ( Anodorhynchus leari)
eBird version 2018:
Indigo Macaw ( Anodorhynchus leari)
eBird version 2019:
Indigo Macaw ( Anodorhynchus leari)
eBird version 2021:
Indigo Macaw ( Anodorhynchus leari)
eBird version 2022:
Indigo Macaw ( Anodorhynchus leari)
eBird version 2023:
Indigo Macaw ( Anodorhynchus leari)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Indigo Macaw ( Anodorhynchus leari)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Indigo Macaw ( Anodorhynchus leari)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Indigo Macaw ( Anodorhynchus leari)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Indigo Macaw ( Anodorhynchus leari)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Indigo Macaw ( Anodorhynchus leari)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Indigo Macaw ( Anodorhynchus leari)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Indigo Macaw ( Anodorhynchus leari)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Indigo Macaw ( Anodorhynchus leari)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Indigo Macaw ( Anodorhynchus leari)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Indigo Macaw ( Anodorhynchus leari)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Indigo Macaw ( Anodorhynchus leari)
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Indigo Macaw ( Anodorhynchus leari)
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Indigo Macaw ( Anodorhynchus leari)
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Indigo Macaw ( Anodorhynchus leari)
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Lear's Macaw ( Anodorhynchus leari)
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Lear's Macaw ( Anodorhynchus leari)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Lear's Macaw ( Anodorhynchus leari)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Lear's Macaw ( Anodorhynchus leari)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
Lear's Macaw ( Anodorhynchus leari)
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:
Lear's Macaw ( Anodorhynchus leari)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
Lear's Macaw ( Anodorhynchus leari)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
Lear's Macaw ( Anodorhynchus leari)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
Lear's Macaw ( Anodorhynchus leari)
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 2.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
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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:
Lear's Macaw ( Anodorhynchus leari)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
Lear's Macaw ( Anodorhynchus leari)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
Lear's Macaw ( Anodorhynchus leari)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
Lear's Macaw ( Anodorhynchus leari)
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 4.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
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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 7.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
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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:
Lear's Macaw ( Anodorhynchus leari)
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Lear's Macaw ( Anodorhynchus leari)
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Lear's Macaw ( Anodorhynchus leari)
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
Lear's Macaw ( Anodorhynchus leari)
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Lear's Macaw ( Anodorhynchus leari)
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Lear's Macaw ( Anodorhynchus leari)
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Anodorhynchus leari
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Anodorhynchus leari
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Anodorhynchus leari
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Indigo Macaw ( Anodorhynchus leari)
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Indigo Macaw ( Anodorhynchus leari)
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Indigo Macaw ( Anodorhynchus leari)
South American Classification Committee (24/10/2003):
Indigo Macaw ( Anodorhynchus leari)
South American Classification Committee (14/09/2005):
Indigo Macaw ( Anodorhynchus leari)
South American Classification Committee (16/07/2006):
Indigo Macaw ( Anodorhynchus leari)
South American Classification Committee (26/09/2007):
Indigo Macaw ( Anodorhynchus leari)
South American Classification Committee (01/05/2008):
Indigo Macaw ( Anodorhynchus leari)
South American Classification Committee (30/09/2009):
Indigo Macaw ( Anodorhynchus leari)
South American Classification Committee (19/08/2010):
Indigo Macaw ( Anodorhynchus leari)
South American Classification Committee (8/08/2011):
Indigo Macaw ( Anodorhynchus leari)
South American Classification Committee (8/02/2012):
Indigo Macaw ( Anodorhynchus leari)
South American Classification Committee (4/09/2012):
Indigo Macaw ( Anodorhynchus leari)
South American Classification Committee (17/03/2013):
Indigo Macaw ( Anodorhynchus leari)
South American Classification Committee (9/02/2014):
Indigo Macaw ( Anodorhynchus leari)
South American Classification Committee (16/02/2015):
Indigo Macaw ( Anodorhynchus leari)
South American Classification Committee (28/07/2016):
Indigo Macaw ( Anodorhynchus leari)
South American Classification Committee (22/04/2017):
Indigo Macaw ( Anodorhynchus leari)
South American Classification Committee (4/06/2018):
Indigo Macaw ( Anodorhynchus leari)
South American Classification Committee (6/06/2019):
Indigo Macaw ( Anodorhynchus leari)
South American Classification Committee (20/02/2020):
Indigo Macaw ( Anodorhynchus leari)
South American Classification Committee (8/06/2020):
Indigo Macaw ( Anodorhynchus leari)
South American Classification Committee (24/08/2021):
Indigo Macaw ( Anodorhynchus leari)
South American Classification Committee (24/07/2022):
Indigo Macaw ( Anodorhynchus leari)
South American Classification Committee (28/09/2023):
Indigo Macaw ( Anodorhynchus leari)
South American Classification Committee (27/07/2024):
Indigo Macaw ( Anodorhynchus leari)
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
Lear's Macaw ( Anodorhynchus leari)
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02:
Lear's Macaw ( Anodorhynchus leari)
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03:
Lear's Macaw ( Anodorhynchus leari)
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024):
Lear's Macaw ( Anodorhynchus leari)
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Anodorhynchus leari
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Anodorhynchus leari

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Bulgarian: Индигов ара
Catalan: Guacamai de Lear
Czech: ara kobaltový, Ara Learuv
Danish: Indigoara
German: Learara, Lear-Ara
English: Indigo Macaw, Lear's Macaw
English, HBW: Lear's Macaw
English (IOC): Lear's Macaw
English (United States): Indigo Macaw
Esperanto: Indiga hiacintulo
Spanish: Guacamayo de Lear, Guacamayo Indio
Spanish (Spain): Guacamayo de Lear
Spanish (HBW): Indigo Macaw
Estonian: indigo-siniaara
Finnish: Indigoara
French: Ara de Lear, Guhaa de Lear
Croatian: kobaltasta ara
Hungarian: kobaltkék ara
Icelandic: Blikari
Italian: Ara di Lear, Ara indaco
Japanese (romaji): kosumirekongouinko
Japanese: コスミレコンゴウインコ
Scientific: Anodorhynchus leari
Lithuanian: Mažoji mėlynoji ara
Dutch: Lear-ara, Lears Ara
Norwegian Nynorsk: Indigoara
Norwegian: Indigoara, Lears ara
Polish: ara blekitna, ara błękitna, modroara błękitna
Portuguese: arara-azul-de-Lear, arara-azul-pequena, Arara-azul-pequeña
Portuguese (Brazil): Arara-azul-de-lear, arara-azul-pequena
Portuguese (Portugal): Arara-azul-de-lear, arara-índigo
Russian: Индиговый ара, Малый гиацинтовый ара
Slovak: ara kobaltová
Serbian: Indigo ara, Mala plava ara
Swedish: Indigoara, Lears ara
Turkish: Lear arası
Ukrainian: Ара синій
Chinese: 青蓝金刚鹦鹉
Chinese (Traditional): 靛藍麥鷍

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