Ara chloropterus
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
The red-and-green macaw (Ara chloropterus), also known as the green-winged macaw, is a large, mostly-red macaw of the genus Ara. It is popular in aviculture, and is the second most commonly kept macaw species after the blue-and-yellow macaw. However, they are not as common in captivity as the blue-and-yellow, and are much more expensive; prices are often double that of the blue-and-gold.
This is the largest of the genus Ara, widespread in the forests and woodlands of northern and central South America. However, in common with other macaws, in recent years there has been a marked decline in its numbers due to habitat loss and illegal capture for the parrot trade.
The green-winged macaw can be readily distinguished from the scarlet macaw. While the breast of both birds are bright red, the upper-wing covert feathers of the green-winged macaw is mostly green (as opposed to mostly yellow, or a strong mix of yellow and green in the scarlet macaw). In addition, the green-winged macaw has characteristic red lines around the eyes formed by rows of tiny feathers on the otherwise bare white skin patch; this is one of the biggest differences from a scarlet macaw to the casual... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chapada dos Guimarães National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 3 | Darién National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 4 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 5 | Iberá National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 6 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 7 | Anavilhanas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 8 | Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 9 | Amacayacu National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 10 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Asuncion | 🇵🇾 Paraguay | |
| 2 | Campo Grande | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Belém | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Caracas | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 5 | Manaus | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 6 | Phnom Penh | 🇰🇭 Cambodia | |
| 7 | Medellín | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Red-and-green Macaw sighting in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve on a given day, based on 16 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 212th most-seen of the 328 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
September
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Red-and-green Macaw in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in October to August, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Red-and-green Macaw sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
8th of 10
Of the 10 parks where we can rate Red-and-green Macaw sightings, Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve ranks 8th at under 5%. The best odds are in Chapada dos Guimarães National Park (Brazil, about 50%), Tambopata National Reserve (Peru, about 40%) and Darién National Park (Panama, about 30%). All parks ranked.
Same genus: Ara
The closest relatives of the Red-and-green Macaw that you can see in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve (genus Ara) are Blue-and-yellow Macaw (about 70%), Chestnut-fronted Macaw (about 30%) and Scarlet Macaw (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Red-and-green Macaw is recorded against all the birds logged in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve (16 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
