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Blue-throated macaw

South America·Bird

These birds only live in a small tropical savanna of Bolivia called Los Llanos de Moxos. Locally, the bird is called “barba azull,” meaning “blue beard.” It is estimated that only 350-400 blue-throated macaws remain in the wild.

  • Conservation StatusCritically Endangered
  • Life span50-80 years
  • Body size3 ft. wingspan
  • Native habitat Forests and savannahs of north-central Bolivia
  • DietFruit
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