Description
English: Lear's Macaw Anodorhynchus leari
Date 18 April 2014, 09:27:11
Source https://www.flickr.com/photos/jquental/13935238779/
Author Joao Quental https://www.flickr.com/photos/jquental
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lear%27s_Macaw_Anodorhynchus_leari.jpg

Lear's macaw (Anodorhynchus leari), also known as the indigo macaw, is a large all-blue Brazilian parrot, a member of a large group of neotropical parrots known as macaws. It was first described by Charles Lucien Bonaparte in 1856. Lear's macaw is 70–75 cm long and weighs around 950 g. It is metallic blue with a faint, often barely visible, tinge of green, and a yellow patch of skin at the base of the heavy, black bill. This macaw is rare with a highly restricted range. Its lifespan can exceed 30–50 years. Order: Psittaciformes, Superfamily: Psittacoidea, Family: Psittacidae, Subfamily: Arinae, Tribe: Arini, Genus: Anodorhynchus, Species: Anodorhynchus leari (Bonaparte, 1856).