Red-bellied Macaw
Orthopsittaca manilata
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPsittaciformes (Parrots)
- FamilyPsittacidae (New World and African Parrots)
- GenusOrthopsittaca
- SpeciesOrthopsittaca manilata (Red-bellied Macaw)
The red-bellied macaw (Orthopsittaca manilatus), also known as Guacamaya manilata, is a medium-sized, mostly green parrot, a member of a group of large Neotropical parrots known as macaws. It is the largest of what are commonly called "mini-macaws". The belly has a large maroon patch which gives the species its name. It is endemic to tropical Amazonian South America (as well as the Caribbean island of Trinidad), from Colombia south to Amazonian Peru and Bolivia, and central Brazil as far as the northwestern cerrado. Its habitat is moriche (or buriti) palm (Mauritia flexuosa) swamp forests and sandy savannahs with palm groves. They are critically dependent on the Moriche palm for roosting, feeding and nesting. Wikipedia →
5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Red-bellied Macaw sighting in Manu National Park, based on 491 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Manu National Park
Blue-headed Parrot
Pionus menstruus
Chestnut-fronted Macaw
Ara severus
White-eyed Parakeet
Aratinga leucophthalma
Blue-and-yellow Macaw
Ara ararauna
Dusky-headed Parakeet
Aratinga weddellii
Scarlet Macaw
Ara macao
Red-and-green Macaw
Ara chloropterus
Blue-headed Macaw
Primolius couloni
Cobalt-winged Parakeet
Brotogeris cyanoptera
Mealy Parrot
Amazona farinosa
Yellow-crowned Parrot
Amazona ochrocephala
Tui Parakeet
Brotogeris sanctithomae
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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 | Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 2 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 3 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 4 | Amacayacu National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 5 | Sierra de la Macarena National Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 6 | Madidi National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 7 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 8 | Anavilhanas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 9 | Canaima National Park | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 10 | Cordillera Azul National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 11 | Chingaza National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 12 | Noel Kempff Mercado National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 13 | Emas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 14 | Chapada dos Guimarães National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 15 | Serra da Canastra National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Red-bellied Macaw in Manu National Park?
About 9% of wildlife watchers report a Red-bellied Macaw sighting in Manu National Park, based on 491 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Red-bellied Macaw in Manu National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Red-bellied Macaw in Manu National Park in our monthly data.