Ara

Species in this group

LC

Ara ararauna

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

LC

Ara macao

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

VU

Ara militaris

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

CR

Ara ambiguus

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

LC

Ara chloropterus

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

LC

Ara severus

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~40%

Jan

~40%

Feb

~40%

Mar

~40%

Apr

~40%

May

~40%

Jun

~40%

Jul

~40%

Aug

~40%

Sep

~40%

Oct

~40%

Nov

~40%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Ara

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities In captivity: 816 zoos & centres

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	4 of 6	~80%
	Chestnut-fronted Macaw			~40%
	Scarlet Macaw			~40%
	Blue-and-yellow Macaw			~40%
	Red-and-green Macaw			~40%
2	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	4 of 6	~80%
	Blue-and-yellow Macaw			~70%
	Chestnut-fronted Macaw			~30%
	Scarlet Macaw			~30%
	Red-and-green Macaw			<5%
3	Emas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 6	~80%
	Blue-and-yellow Macaw			~80%
4	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 6	~80%
	Scarlet Macaw			~80%
5	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	5 of 6	~80%
	Chestnut-fronted Macaw			~50%
	Blue-and-yellow Macaw			~30%
	Red-and-green Macaw			~20%
	Scarlet Macaw			~20%
	Military Macaw			<5%
6	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	4 of 6	~70%
	Scarlet Macaw			~40%
	Blue-and-yellow Macaw			~30%
	Chestnut-fronted Macaw			~30%
	Red-and-green Macaw			<5%
7	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 6	~70%
	Scarlet Macaw			~70%
8	Amboró National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	1 of 6	~60%
	Military Macaw			~60%
9	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 6	~60%
	Great Green Macaw			~60%
	Scarlet Macaw			~10%
10	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 6	~60%
	Scarlet Macaw			~60%
11	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 6	~60%
	Scarlet Macaw			~60%
12	Chapada dos Guimarães National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	3 of 6	~50%
	Red-and-green Macaw			~50%
	Blue-and-yellow Macaw			<5%
	Scarlet Macaw			<5%
13	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	4 of 6	~50%
	Red-and-green Macaw			~30%
	Great Green Macaw			~10%
	Chestnut-fronted Macaw			<5%
	Blue-and-yellow Macaw			<5%
14	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	4 of 6	~50%
	Chestnut-fronted Macaw			~20%
	Scarlet Macaw			~20%
	Blue-and-yellow Macaw			~10%
	Red-and-green Macaw			<5%
15	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	3 of 6	~40%
	Blue-and-yellow Macaw			~30%
	Scarlet Macaw			~10%
	Red-and-green Macaw			<5%
16	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	4 of 6	~40%
	Chestnut-fronted Macaw			~30%
	Scarlet Macaw			~10%
	Military Macaw			~10%
	Blue-and-yellow Macaw			<5%
17	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 6	~40%
	Scarlet Macaw			~40%
18	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 6	~30%
	Great Green Macaw			~30%
19	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 6	~30%
	Great Green Macaw			~30%
	Scarlet Macaw			~10%
20	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	1 of 6	~30%
	Scarlet Macaw			~30%
21	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 6	~30%
	Scarlet Macaw			~30%
22	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 6	~30%
	Scarlet Macaw			~30%
23	Celaque National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1 of 6	~20%
	Scarlet Macaw			~20%
24	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 6	~20%
	Scarlet Macaw			~20%
25	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	3 of 6	~20%
	Chestnut-fronted Macaw			~20%
	Blue-and-yellow Macaw			<5%
	Military Macaw			<5%
26	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	3 of 6	~20%
	Military Macaw			~20%
	Blue-and-yellow Macaw			<5%
	Scarlet Macaw			<5%
27	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 6	~20%
	Scarlet Macaw			~20%
28	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 6	~20%
	Great Green Macaw			~10%
	Scarlet Macaw			<5%
29	Iberá National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 6	~10%
	Red-and-green Macaw			~10%
30	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 6	~10%
	Scarlet Macaw			~10%
31	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 6	<5%
	Great Green Macaw			<5%
32	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 6	<5%
	Chestnut-fronted Macaw			<5%
33	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 6	<5%
	Scarlet Macaw			<5%
34	Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 6	<5%
	Blue-and-yellow Macaw			<5%
35	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 6	<5%
	Scarlet Macaw			<5%
36	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 6	<5%
	Red-and-green Macaw			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Caracas	🇻🇪 Venezuela	5 of 6	~90%
	Blue-and-yellow Macaw			~80%
	Chestnut-fronted Macaw			~70%
	Red-and-green Macaw			<5%
	Scarlet Macaw			<5%
	Military Macaw			<5%
2	Campo Grande	🇧🇷 Brazil	2 of 6	~80%
	Blue-and-yellow Macaw			~80%
	Red-and-green Macaw			~10%
3	Valencia	🇻🇪 Venezuela	1 of 6	~60%
	Chestnut-fronted Macaw			~60%
4	Maracaibo	🇻🇪 Venezuela	1 of 6	~60%
	Chestnut-fronted Macaw			~60%
5	Goiânia	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 6	~50%
	Blue-and-yellow Macaw			~50%
6	Cali	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 6	~50%
	Chestnut-fronted Macaw			~50%
7	Medellín	🇨🇴 Colombia	4 of 6	~20%
	Scarlet Macaw			~10%
	Chestnut-fronted Macaw			~10%
	Red-and-green Macaw			<5%
	Blue-and-yellow Macaw			<5%
8	Santa Cruz de la Sierra	🇧🇴 Bolivia	1 of 6	~20%
	Chestnut-fronted Macaw			~20%
9	Manaus	🇧🇷 Brazil	3 of 6	~20%
	Scarlet Macaw			~20%
	Blue-and-yellow Macaw			<5%
	Red-and-green Macaw			<5%
10	Asuncion	🇵🇾 Paraguay	2 of 6	~10%
	Red-and-green Macaw			~10%
	Blue-and-yellow Macaw			<5%
11	Brasilia	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 6	~10%
	Blue-and-yellow Macaw			~10%
12	Miami	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 6	~10%
	Blue-and-yellow Macaw			<5%
	Chestnut-fronted Macaw			<5%
13	Belém	🇧🇷 Brazil	2 of 6	~10%
	Red-and-green Macaw			<5%
	Blue-and-yellow Macaw			<5%
14	Phnom Penh	🇰🇭 Cambodia	1 of 6	<5%
	Red-and-green Macaw			<5%
15	San José	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 6	<5%
	Scarlet Macaw			<5%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	Disney's Animal Kingdom	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
2	SeaWorld Orlando	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
3	Busch Gardens Tampa	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
4	SeaWorld San Diego	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
5	San Diego Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
6	Moscow Zoo	🇷🇺 Russia	In captivity
7	Pairi Daiza	🇧🇪 Belgium	In captivity
8	National Zoological Park	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
9	Shedd Aquarium	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
10	ZooParc de Beauval	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
11	Denver Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
12	Natura Artis Magistra	🇳🇱 Netherlands	In captivity
13	Dublin Zoo	🇮🇪 Ireland	In captivity
14	Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
15	California Academy of Sciences	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
16	Lisbon Oceanarium	🇵🇹 Portugal	In captivity
17	Planckendael Zoo	🇧🇪 Belgium	In captivity
18	Parque das Aves	🇧🇷 Brazil	In captivity
19	Islamabad Zoo	🇵🇰 Pakistan	In captivity
20	Barcelona Zoo	🇪🇸 Spain	In captivity
21	Le Pal	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
22	Australia Zoo	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
23	Zlín-Lešná Zoo	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
24	Ostrava Zoo	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
25	Kolmården Wildlife Park	🇸🇪 Sweden	In captivity
26	Tulsa Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
27	Parc Phœnix	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
28	Taman Safari Bali (Bali Safari)	🇮🇩 Indonesia	In captivity
29	Melaka Zoo and Bird Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	In captivity
30	Bali Zoo	🇮🇩 Indonesia	In captivity
31	Réserve africaine de Sigean	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
32	Olomouc Zoo	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
33	Greensboro Science Center	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
34	Walsrode World Bird Park	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
35	Zoologic park de Lille	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
36	Parc des oiseaux	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
37	Zoo de Doué	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
38	Abilene Zoological Gardens	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
39	Zoo de Maubeuge	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
40	Kaliningrad Zoo	🇷🇺 Russia	In captivity
41	Ecomuseum Zoo	🇨🇦 Canada	In captivity
42	Zoobotánico Jerez	🇪🇸 Spain	In captivity
43	Rocamadour Monkey Forest	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
44	La Tanière	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
45	Heinola bird sanctuary	🇫🇮 Finland	In captivity
46	Zoo d'Amiens	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
47	Karagandy Zoo	🇰🇿 Kazakhstan	In captivity
48	Le rocher des aigles	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
49	Belize Zoo	🇧🇿 Belize	In captivity
50	Zoobotanic Park of Brusque	🇧🇷 Brazil	In captivity