Blue-and-yellow macaw
The strong beak of the Blue-and-Yellow Macaw helps it crack open nut shells and crush seeds. Sometimes, they eat clay from riverbeds. This helps them digest toxins from any unripe seeds they might have eaten.
- Conservation StatusLeast Concern
- Life span50-60 years
- Body sizearound 2.5 ft. tall
- Native habitat Forests, woodlands, and savannahs of South America
- DietNuts, seeds, and fruit
