Red-bellied Macaw

Red-bellied Macaw

Orthopsittaca manilata

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Serra da Canastra National Park
1 Verified records at Serra da Canastra National Park
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The red-bellied macaw (Orthopsittaca manilatus), also known as Guacamaya manilata, is a medium-sized, mostly green parrot, a member of a group of large Neotropical parrots known as macaws. It is the largest of what are commonly called "mini-macaws". The belly has a large maroon patch which gives the species its name. It is endemic to tropical Amazonian South America (as well as the Caribbean island of Trinidad), from Colombia south to Amazonian Peru and Bolivia, and central Brazil as far as the northwestern cerrado. Its habitat is moriche (or buriti) palm (Mauritia flexuosa) swamp forests and sandy savannahs with palm groves. They are critically dependent on the Moriche palm for roosting, feeding and nesting. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Serra da Canastra National Park

White-eyed Parakeet
LC

White-eyed Parakeet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Aratinga leucophthalma

50–60% · Likely
Peach-fronted Parakeet

Peach-fronted Parakeet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Aratinga aurea

50–60% · Likely
Golden-capped Parakeet
LC Endemic

Golden-capped Parakeet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Aratinga auricapillus

30–40% · Possible
Yellow-chevroned Parakeet
LC

Yellow-chevroned Parakeet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Brotogeris chiriri

30–40% · Possible
Yellow-faced Parrot

Yellow-faced Parrot

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Amazona xanthops

20–30% · Possible
Maroon-bellied Parakeet
LC

Maroon-bellied Parakeet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pyrrhura frontalis

10–20% · With luck
Blue-winged Parrotlet
LC

Blue-winged Parrotlet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Forpus xanthopterygius

10–20% · With luck
Scaly-headed Parrot
LC

Scaly-headed Parrot

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pionus maximiliani

10–20% · With luck
Blue-fronted Parrot
NT

Blue-fronted Parrot

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Amazona aestiva

<5% · Rare
Blue-winged Macaw
LC

Blue-winged Macaw

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Primolius maracana

<5% · Rare
Blue-crowned Parakeet

Blue-crowned Parakeet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Aratinga acuticaudata

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Red-bellied Macaw at Serra da Canastra National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ When They're Spotted

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

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador
40–50%
2 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
30–40%
3 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
20–30%
4 Amacayacu National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
10–20%
5 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
10–20%
6 Madidi National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
10–20%
7 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
5–10%
8 Anavilhanas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
5–10%
9 Canaima National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
5–10%
10 Cordillera Azul National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
<5%
11 Chingaza National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
12 Noel Kempff Mercado National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
Insufficient data
13 Emas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
14 Chapada dos Guimarães National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
15 Serra da Canastra National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
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