Primolius maracana
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In 3 days ~70% in a week ~90%
The blue-winged macaw (Primolius maracana), in aviculture more commonly known as Illiger's macaw, is a species of small macaw (sometimes called a mini-macaw) found in central and eastern South America. The second name is in honor of the German ornithologist Johann Karl Wilhelm Illiger. It was previously placed in the genera Ara or Propyrrhura. Blue-winged macaws have been known to reach an age of 50–60 years.
It has a total length of approximately 36–43 cm (14–17 in). It has a moderately sized black bill, a long tail and a mainly green plumage. The upperside of the remiges and primary coverts are blue, as indicated by its common name. The underside of the wings is yellowish, the tail-tip, crown and cheeks are bluish, and the tail-base and small belly-patch are red. The iris is amber. It and the red-bellied macaw are the only macaws where the bare facial-skin is yellowish, but this often fades to white in captivity. Unlike the red-bellied macaw, the blue-winged has a red lower abdomen and a red lower back. In the wild, its flight pattern is said to be a distinctive 'jerky, rearing motion.'
The blue-winged macaw occurs in eastern and southern... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serra dos Órgãos National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Itatiaia National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Chapada dos Guimarães National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Tijuca National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 5 | Chapada Diamantina National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niterói | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Rio de Janeiro | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Belém | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Campo Grande | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 5 | Vitória | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Parque das Aves | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Safari Madrid | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 3 | Sanjay Gandhi Biological Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 4 | Berlin Zoological Garden | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 5 | Wrocław Zoological Garden | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 6 | Gramado Zoo | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 7 | Lisbon Zoo | 🇵🇹 Portugal | |
| 8 | Parc de l'Auxois | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 9 | Bosque Rodrigues Alves | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 10 | Zoo das Aves | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 11 | Paphos Zoo | 🇨🇾 Cyprus | |
| 12 | Loro Parque | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 13 | Adelaide Zoo | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 14 | Mangal das Garças | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 15 | Zoo Park da Montanha | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 16 | Bird Park Steinen | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 17 | Africarium | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 18 | Parrot Zoo in Bošovice | 🇨🇿 Czechia | |
| 19 | Aquarium Berlin | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 20 | Stadtvolière Lindengut Winterthur | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | |
| 21 | terrarium ogrodu zoologicznego we Wrocławiu | 🇵🇱 Poland |
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Blue-winged Macaw sighting in Itatiaia National Park on a given day, based on 698 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 54th most-seen of the 352 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 70%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
September
In that month about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Blue-winged Macaw in Itatiaia National Park on a given day, against about 10% in February and March, the lowest months.
Between 6 and 9 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Blue-winged Macaw sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 5
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Blue-winged Macaw sightings, Itatiaia National Park ranks 2nd at about 30%. The best odds are in Serra dos Órgãos National Park (Brazil, about 40%).
Same family: Psittacidae
The closest relatives of the Blue-winged Macaw that you can see in Itatiaia National Park (family Psittacidae, New World and African Parrots) are Maroon-bellied Parakeet (about 60%), White-eyed Parakeet (about 50%) and Scaly-headed Parrot (about 40%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Blue-winged Macaw is recorded against all the birds logged in Itatiaia National Park (698 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.
