Scarlet Macaw
Ara macao
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPsittaciformes (Parrots)
- FamilyPsittacidae (New World and African Parrots)
- GenusAra
- SpeciesAra macao (Scarlet Macaw)
The scarlet macaw (Ara macao) also called the red-and-yellow macaw, red-and-blue macaw or red-breasted macaw, is a large yellow, green, red and blue Neotropical parrot native to humid evergreen forests of the Americas. Its range extends from southeastern Mexico to Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Bolivia, Venezuela, Honduras, and Brazil in lowlands of 500 m (1,600 ft) (at least formerly) up to 1,000 m (3,300 ft), the Caribbean island of Trinidad, as well as the Pacific island of Coiba. Formerly, the northern extent of its range included 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. Wikipedia →
5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Scarlet Macaw sighting in Canaima National Park, based on 18 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Canaima National Park
Red-and-green Macaw
Ara chloropterus
Blue-and-yellow Macaw
Ara ararauna
Chestnut-fronted Macaw
Ara severus
Orange-winged Parrot
Amazona amazonica
Fiery-shouldered Parakeet
Pyrrhura egregia
Tepui Parrotlet
Nannopsittaca panychlora
Brown-throated Parakeet
Aratinga pertinax
Blue-headed Parrot
Pionus menstruus
Blue-cheeked Parrot
Amazona dufresniana
Golden-winged Parakeet
Brotogeris chrysoptera
Red-shouldered Macaw
Diopsittaca nobilis
Mealy Parrot
Amazona farinosa
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Scarlet Macaw in Canaima National Park?
About 5% of wildlife watchers report a Scarlet Macaw sighting in Canaima National Park, based on 18 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Scarlet Macaw in Canaima National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Scarlet Macaw in Canaima National Park in our monthly data.