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Macaw Care Facts About Macaws, Bird Care for Macaw Parrots Macaws make great pet birds, easily adapt to their environment and then are ready to play! Macaws are quite distinguished looking, They are easy to recognize with their large heads, strong curved beak, and an elegant long tail. They are also very smart and inquisitive birds, and they are also lively and playful. Being highly intelligent and very social, they need a lot of attention and toys to keep them busy. Pet Macaws adapt well to captivity, adjusting easily to their cage or aviary and their new home. A young macaw will tame quickly and bond to its keepers. The feather coloring of the macaws is vibrant and beautiful. The most familiar types of macaws are large birds though a there are also a few species, known as mini macaws, that are medium sized. No matter what their size, they are all captivating birds. The large macaws tend to have the most exotic feather coloring...

Buffon's Macaw Great Green Macaw, Grand Military Macaw The Buffon's Macaw has been quite a rarity... and as such it commands a high price! ly leading into the tail). It has a strong scarlet red forehead and the tail is a subdued red-brown tipped in blue. This is one of the more hefty of the large Macaws, reaching 33 to 36" (85 - 90 cm) in length and weighing up to 2.9 pounds (1.3 kg). The Buffon's Macaw is very similar in appearance to its close cousin, the Military Macaw Ara militaris. In fact the Buffon's is often mistaken for this more commonly available Macaw parrot. An earlier contribution to The confusion between these two birds even goes back to the early 19th century when the Military Macaw was also referred to as the "Great Green Macaw". However, the Buffon's Macaw does differ somewhat from its close cousin. It is noticeably larger and it has a lighter green coloration overall, with a more yellowish green cast to its...