Red-headed macaw

Red-headed macaw

Jamaican green-and-yellow macaw

Kingdom
Phylum
Class
Family
Genus
Ara
SPECIES
Ara erythrocephala

The red-headed macaw or Jamaican green-and-yellow macaw (Ara erythrocephala ) may have been a species of parrot in the family Psittacidae that lived in Jamaica, but its existence is hypothetical.

Appearance

Rothschild based it on a description which a Mr. Hill had sent to Philip Henry Gosse:

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The Ara erythrocephala could have been found in the mountains of Trelawney and St. Anne's parishes, Jamaica. It was described to have been found in the mountains, and presumably in forest as well.

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Distribution

Geography

Red-headed macaw habitat map
Red-headed macaw habitat map
Red-headed macaw
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Coloring Pages

References

1. Red-headed macaw Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red-headed_macaw

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