Description
Watercolour by Jacques Barraband (circa 1800) of a Cuban Red Macaw (Ara tricolor).
Date circa 1800
Source Scanned from the book "Extinct Birds" by Errol Fuller, 2000, p. 234
Author Jacques Barraband (1767–1809) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacques_Barraband
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:A._tricolor.jpg

The Cuban macaw or Cuban red macaw (Ara tricolor) was a species of macaw native to the main island of Cuba and the nearby Isla de la Juventud that became extinct in the late 19th century. Its relationship with other macaws in the genus Ara is uncertain, but it may have been closely related to the scarlet macaw, which has some similarities in appearance. It may also have been closely related, or identical, to the hypothetical Jamaican red macaw. No modern skeletons are known, but a few subfossil remains have been found on Cuba. Order: Psittaciformes, Superfamily: Psittacoidea, Family: Psittacidae, Subfamily: Arinae, Tribe: Arini, Genus: Ara, Species: Ara tricolor (Bechstein, 1811).
Synonyms:
Psittacus tricolor Bechstein, 1811
Sittace? lichtensteini Wagler, 1856
Ara cubensis Wetherbee, 1985