Blue-winged Macaw
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Blue-winged Macaw

Primolius maracana

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

The blue-winged macaw (Primolius maracana), in aviculture more commonly known as Illiger's macaw, is a species of small macaw (sometimes called a mini-macaw) found in central and eastern South America. The second name is in honor of the German ornithologist Johann Karl Wilhelm Illiger. It was previously placed in the genera Ara or Propyrrhura. Blue-winged macaws have been known to reach an age of 50–60 years. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Emas National Park

Yellow-collared Macaw
LC

Yellow-collared Macaw

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Primolius auricollis

Insufficient data
Blue-and-yellow Macaw
LC

Blue-and-yellow Macaw

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ara ararauna

80–90% · Very likely
Peach-fronted Parakeet

Peach-fronted Parakeet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Aratinga aurea

70–80% · Very likely
Yellow-faced Parrot

Yellow-faced Parrot

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Amazona xanthops

50–60% · Likely
Blue-fronted Parrot
NT

Blue-fronted Parrot

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Amazona aestiva

40–50% · Likely
Red-shouldered Macaw
LC

Red-shouldered Macaw

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Diopsittaca nobilis

40–50% · Likely
Yellow-chevroned Parakeet
LC

Yellow-chevroned Parakeet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Brotogeris chiriri

30–40% · Possible
White-eyed Parakeet
LC

White-eyed Parakeet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Aratinga leucophthalma

5–10% · Rare
Blue-headed Parrot
LC

Blue-headed Parrot

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pionus menstruus

<5% · Rare
Orange-winged Parrot
LC

Orange-winged Parrot

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Amazona amazonica

<5% · Rare
Scaly-headed Parrot
LC

Scaly-headed Parrot

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pionus maximiliani

Insufficient data
Red-bellied Macaw
LC

Red-bellied Macaw

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Orthopsittaca manilata

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Blue-winged Macaw at Emas 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 Itatiaia National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
30–40%
2 Serra dos Órgãos National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
30–40%
3 Chapada dos Guimarães National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
10–20%
4 Tijuca National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
5–10%
5 Chapada Diamantina National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
6 Serra da Canastra National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
7 Emas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
8 Noel Kempff Mercado National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
Insufficient data
9 Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
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