12 Blue Macaw Facts You Should Know Before Keeping Them
Blue Macaw is a type of macaw bird that is the target of ornamental bird hobbyists. This bird has a characteristic that almost all of its feathers are dark blue with yellow eye circles and the base of the lower beak is yellow.
You know, this bird is liked by many beautiful women because of its beautiful charm. If you see posts on Instagram with the hashtags Hyacinth Macaw or Blue Macaw, surely there are many beautiful women and girls.
Not only the charm or beauty of the feathers, this bird is known to be very docile and intelligent. So that even if this Blue Macaw clings to a woman’s shoulder, he won’t hurt her.
Blue Macaw Bird Classification
- Common Name: hyacinth macaw
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Chordata
- Class: Aves
- Order: Psittaciformes
- Family: Psittacidae (true parrots)
- Genus Species: Anodorhynchus (toothless beak) hyacinthinus (blue)
Blue Macaw Interesting Facts
Below are interesting facts about the blue macaw or hyacinth macaw which is a shame if you don’t know it.
1. Blue Macaw Characteristics
Blue Macaw or Hyacinth macaw is the largest parrot bird. The bird is covered with bright blue feathers. In the eyes there are yellow eye circles, yellow chin, hooked beak, and zygodactylous toes (two toes forward, the remaining two backward).
2. Blue Macaw Size
Blue Macaw bird has a body size of 100 cm or 39 inches for adults. So this bird is not suitable to be put in a cage. Better yet, the great blue Macaw is given a perch similar to that of an owl.
3. Body Weight
For body weight, it turns out that this bird is quite heavy, which is 1,550–1,600 grams. If you invite him to play in your hand long enough, your hands will definitely get sore.
4. Food
If the Blue Macaw diet is quite varied, including seeds, fruits, nuts, and berries.
5. Incubation Time
Before hatching, Hyacinth Macaw eggs take about 29 days.
6. Number of Eggs
The average female Blue Macaw can lay 2–3 eggs.
7. Puppies Care
After hatching, the chicks are cared for by their mother until they are 1 year old.
8. Ideal Bird Age
Blue Macaws are said to be mature when they are 2–4 years old.
9. Blue Macaw Lifespan
Just like humans, the Blue Hyacinth Macaw has a long life span with an age range of 30–50 years or more.
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10. Blue Macaw Habitat
Wild Hyacinth Macaws usually live in habitats of tall trees, swamps, forests, and near rivers.
11. Population
The total population of this bird is 2,500–10,000.
12. Bird Status
Be careful when buying blue macaws because this Hyacinth Macaw has been declared Vulnerable (IUCN), Appendix I (CITES), and Endangered (USFWS).
Blue Macaw Other Interesting Facts About
There are some other interesting facts about the blue macaw or hyacinth macaw that you must know too. Here are some facts:
- The Hyacinth Macaw is the largest Macaw species.
- These blue macaws often travel in small groups of 1–8 pairs.
- After mating, Macaw blue pairs are very loyal.
- Blue Macaws can imitate human voices very well.
- When flying, the Hyacinth Macaw can fly at a speed of 56 kph or 35 mph.
- If disturbed, this bird will screech ape and circle above.
- This bird often throws the seeds of leftover food in the forest to grow again.
- Hyacinth Macaw can be included in the CITES Appendix I list because too many are purchased and maintained. So the number of these birds in the habitat is drastically reduced.
Conclusion
This is the little known fact of the Hyacinth Blue Macaw. Birds can be said to be expensive so it is very rare for Indonesians to keep these birds. The price of Hyacinth Macaw or adult blue Macaw is $ 2769.25 — $ 4846.19.
Maybe if the birds compete at that price, they are still cheap, but if you have pets at home, of course that price is very expensive.
Not surprisingly, only certain circles want to keep the blue macaw bird. Do you want to keep this bird too? Think again because in the wild, the Blue Macaw is already endangered.
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