Primolius auricollis
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
The golden-collared macaw or yellow-collared macaw (Primolius auricollis) is a small, mostly green Central South American parrot, a member of a large group of Neotropical parrots known as macaws. It has a bright yellow patch on the back of its neck/upper shoulders that gives the species its name. In aviculture, it is one of a number of smaller macaws often called "mini-macaws".
The yellow-collared macaw was described by American ornithologist John Cassin in 1853. In fact, some literature refers to it as Cassin's macaw or the Yellow-naped macaw. Its specific epithet auricollis meaning gold-collared, from the Latin aurum 'gold', and collum 'neck'. In recent years it has often been placed in the genus Propyrrhura, but this is incorrect as per ICZN rules. Earlier, it had also been placed in the genus Ara.
It has a total length of about 38 cm (15 in), of which almost half is tail feathers. The general plumage is green, with a distinct yellow collar that is broadest on the back of the neck. The yellow collar develops as the bird ages, with more vibrant colors found in mature birds. The front and crown is brownish black. The remiges and primary coverts are... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Parque das Aves | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Parc des oiseaux | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 3 | Zoológico de Goiânia | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Austin Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Rio de Janeiro Zoological Garden | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 6 | Paphos Zoo | 🇨🇾 Cyprus | |
| 7 | Loro Parque | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 8 | Zoológico de Fauna Sudamericana | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 9 | Zooparque Itatiba | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-collared Macaw sighting in Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas on a given day, based on 132 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 150th most-seen of the 308 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July to September
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-collared Macaw in Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas on a given day, against under 5% in May–June and October–December, the lowest months. Those are among Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas's driest months, with about 10 mm of rain a month against 190 mm in January. January to April have too few records to rate.
Between 3 and 6 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Yellow-collared 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.
Only Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas, in our data
Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Yellow-collared Macaw sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Psittacidae
The closest relatives of the Yellow-collared Macaw that you can see in Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas (family Psittacidae, New World and African Parrots) are Monk Parakeet (about 60%), Yellow-chevroned Parakeet (about 60%) and Blue-fronted Parrot (about 50%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Yellow-collared Macaw is recorded against all the birds logged in Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas (132 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.
