Great Green Macaw
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Great Green Macaw

Ara ambiguus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Arenal Volcano National Park
3 Verified records at Arenal Volcano National Park
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The great green macaw (Ara ambiguus), also known as Buffon's macaw or the great military macaw, is a critically endangered Central and South America parrot found in Nicaragua, Honduras, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia and Ecuador. Two allopatric subspecies are recognized; the nominate subspecies, Ara ambiguus ssp. ambiguus, occurs from Honduras to Colombia, while Ara ambiguus ssp. guayaquilensis appears to be endemic to remnants of dry forests on the southern Pacific coast of Ecuador. The nominate subspecies lives in the canopy of wet tropical forests and in Costa Rica is usually associated with the almendro tree, Dipteryx oleifera. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Arenal Volcano National Park

Scarlet Macaw
LC

Scarlet Macaw

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ara macao

<5% · Rare
Red-lored Parrot
LC

Red-lored Parrot

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Amazona autumnalis

40–50% · Likely
Orange-chinned Parakeet
LC

Orange-chinned Parakeet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Brotogeris jugularis

30–40% · Possible
White-crowned Parrot
LC

White-crowned Parrot

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pionus senilis

10–20% · With luck
Brown-hooded Parrot
LC

Brown-hooded Parrot

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pionopsitta haematotis

10–20% · With luck
Crimson-fronted Parakeet

Crimson-fronted Parakeet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Aratinga finschi

5–10% · With luck
White-fronted Parrot
LC

White-fronted Parrot

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Amazona albifrons

5–10% · With luck
Mealy Parrot
LC

Mealy Parrot

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Amazona farinosa

<5% · Rare
Olive-throated Parakeet
NT

Olive-throated Parakeet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Aratinga nana

<5% · Rare
Red-fronted Parrotlet
NT

Red-fronted Parrotlet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Touit costaricensis

<5% · Rare
Barred Parakeet
LC

Barred Parakeet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Bolborhynchus lineola

<5% · Rare
Orange-fronted Parakeet

Orange-fronted Parakeet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Aratinga canicularis

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Great Green Macaw at Arenal Volcano National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
50–60%
2 Cahuita National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
30–40%
3 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
4 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
5 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
10–20%
6 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
5–10%
7 Lago de Yojoa 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
8 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
9 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
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