hyacinth macaw, hyacinthine macaw (Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus) Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus
English: A pair of Hyacinth Macaws and their nest in Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil.
Date 25 June 2012, 13:34
Source Hyacinth macaws
Author Geoff Gallice https://www.flickr.com/people/11014423@N07 from Gainesville, FL, USA
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Anodorhynchus_hyacinthinus_-Mato_Grosso_do_Sul,_Brazil_-nest-8_(3).jpg
The hyacinth macaw or hyacinthine macaw (Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus) is a parrot native to central and eastern South America. With a length (from the top of its head to the tip of its long pointed tail) of about 100 cm it is longer than any other species of parrot. It is the largest macaw and the largest flying parrot species, though the flightless kakapo of New Zealand can outweigh it at up to 3.5 kg. While generally easily recognized, it can be confused with the far rarer and smaller Lear's macaw.
Order: Psittaciformes
Family: Psittacidae
Genus: Anodorhynchus
Species: Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus (Latham, 1790)
Synonyms: Psittacus hyacinthinus (protonym)