Great Green Macaw
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Great Green Macaw

Ara ambiguus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
30–40% · Possible
overall probability at Cahuita National Park
46 Verified records at Cahuita National Park
May Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ 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 →

30–40% of wildlife watchers report a Great Green Macaw sighting in Cahuita National Park, based on 46 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Cahuita National Park

Scarlet Macaw
LC

Scarlet Macaw

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ara macao

10–20% · With luck
Mealy Parrot
LC

Mealy Parrot

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Amazona farinosa

20–30% · Possible
Orange-chinned Parakeet
LC

Orange-chinned Parakeet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Brotogeris jugularis

10–20% · With luck
Olive-throated Parakeet
NT

Olive-throated Parakeet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Aratinga nana

10–20% · With luck
Red-lored Parrot
LC

Red-lored Parrot

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Amazona autumnalis

10–20% · With luck
White-crowned Parrot
LC

White-crowned Parrot

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pionus senilis

10–20% · With luck
Crimson-fronted Parakeet

Crimson-fronted Parakeet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Aratinga finschi

5–10% · With luck
Blue-headed Parrot
LC

Blue-headed Parrot

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pionus menstruus

5–10% · Rare
Yellow-naped Parrot
CR

Yellow-naped Parrot

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Amazona auropalliata

Insufficient data
Brown-hooded Parrot
LC

Brown-hooded Parrot

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pionopsitta haematotis

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

30–40
Jan
20–30
Feb
30–40
Mar
30–40
Apr
40–50
May
20–30
Jun
30–40
Jul
30–40
Aug
30–40
Sep
30–40
Oct
20–30
Nov
20–30
Dec

☀️ 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

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Great Green Macaw in Cahuita National Park?

About 34% of wildlife watchers report a Great Green Macaw sighting in Cahuita National Park, based on 46 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Great Green Macaw in Cahuita National Park?

May has the highest sighting rate for Great Green Macaw in Cahuita National Park in our monthly data.

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