Military Macaw (Ara militaris) Military Macaw (Ara militaris).
Le grand Ara militaire
Date 1801
Source Histoire naturelle des perroquets. Volume 1 by Francois Levaillant
Author
Jacques Barraband (1767–1809)
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Levaillant_Parrot_6.jpg
The military macaw (Ara militaris) is a large parrot and a medium-sized macaw that gets its name from its predominantly green plumage resembling a military parade uniform. It is native to forests of Mexico and South America.
Order: Psittaciformes
Family: Psittacidae
Genus: Ara
Species: Ara militaris (Linnaeus, 1766)
Synonyms: Psittacus militaris Linnaeus, 1766