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Blue-winged Macaw Primolius maracana



Family: Psittacidae (Parrots)

Authority: (Vieillot, 1816)

Red List Category

Criteria: A2cd+3cd+4cd;C1

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Justification of Red List category
This species is classified as Near Threatened because the population is moderately small and undergoing moderately rapid declines owing to extensive loss of habitat and trapping for the cagebird trade.



Population size: 1500-7000 mature individuals

Population trend: decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 5,390,000 km2

Country endemic: no

Attributes
Land-mass type - continent
Realm - Neotropical
IUCN System - Terrestrial

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Blue-winged Macaw Primolius maracana. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/blue-winged-macaw-primolius-maracana on 18/12/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 18/12/2024.