
Primolius Macaws
Primolius
Primolius is a genus of macaws comprising three species, which are native to South America. They are mainly green parrots with complex colouring including blues, reds and yellows. They have long tails, a large curved beak, and bare facial skin typical of macaws in general. They are less than 50 cm long, much smaller than the macaws of the Ara genus. Macaws less than about 50 cm long, including the Primolius genus, are sometimes called "mini-macaws".
3 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 3 known species

Blue-winged Macaw
speciesPrimolius maracana

Yellow-collared Macaw
speciesPrimolius auricollis

Blue-headed Macaw
speciesPrimolius couloni
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 71752.