Scarlet Macaw

Ara macao

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Cordats)
ClassAves (Aus)
OrderPsittaciformes (Parrots)
FamilyPsittacidae (New World and African Parrots)
GenusAra
SpeciesAra macao (Scarlet Macaw)

Insufficient data

overall probability at Puracé National Natural Park

1 Verified records at Puracé National Natural Park

☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

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 →

Closest Relatives at Puracé National Natural Park

Leptosittaca branickii

10–20% · With luck

Forpus conspicillatus

Aratinga wagleri

Amazona mercenaria

Pionus chalcopterus

Brotogeris jugularis

Pionus tumultuosus

Pyrrhura melanura

Bolborhynchus lineola

<5% · Rare

VU Endemic

Ognorhynchus icterotis

Insufficient data

Pionus menstruus

Insufficient data

Amazona ochrocephala

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📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Scarlet Macaw at Puracé National Natural Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal

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

#	Park	Country	Probability
1	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	70–80%
2	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	70–80%
3	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	60–70%
4	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	40–50%
5	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	30–40%
6	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	30–40%
7	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	30–40%
8	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	30–40%
9	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	20–30%
10	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	20–30%
11	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	20–30%
12	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	20–30%
13	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	20–30%
14	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	20–30%
15	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	10–20%
16	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	10–20%
17	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
18	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	5–10%
19	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	5–10%
20	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	5–10%
21	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	5–10%
22	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	5–10%
23	Canaima National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	5–10%
24	Chapada dos Guimarães National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
25	Cordillera Azul National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	<5%
26	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
27	Poás Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
28	Celaque National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
29	Puracé National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
30	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
31	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
32	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
33	Noel Kempff Mercado National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	Insufficient data
34	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
35	Brownsberg Nature Park	🇸🇷 Suriname	Insufficient data
36	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
37	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
38	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	Insufficient data
39	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
40	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
41	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	Insufficient data
42	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
43	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
44	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data

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Scarlet Macaw

Closest Relatives at Puracé National Natural Park

Golden-plumed Parakeet

Spectacled Parrotlet

Scarlet-fronted Parakeet

Scaly-naped Parrot

Bronze-winged Parrot

Orange-chinned Parakeet

Speckle-faced Parrot

Maroon-tailed Parakeet

Barred Parakeet

Yellow-eared Parrot

Blue-headed Parrot

Yellow-crowned Parrot

📅 Monthly Probability

☀️ When They're Spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found