Scarlet Macaw
Ara macao
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPsittaciformes (Parrots)
- FamilyPsittacidae (New World and African Parrots)
- GenusAra
- SpeciesAra macao (Scarlet Macaw)
The scarlet macaw (Ara macao) also called the red-and-yellow macaw, red-and-blue macaw or red-breasted macaw, is a large yellow, green, red and blue Neotropical parrot native to humid evergreen forests of the Americas. Its range extends from southeastern Mexico to Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Bolivia, Venezuela, Honduras, and Brazil in lowlands of 500 m (1,600 ft) (at least formerly) up to 1,000 m (3,300 ft), the Caribbean island of Trinidad, as well as the Pacific island of Coiba. Formerly, the northern extent of its range included southern Tamaulipas. In some areas, it has suffered local extinction because of habitat destruction, or capture for the parrot trade, but in other areas, it remains fairly common. It is the national bird of Honduras. Like its relative the blue-and-yellow macaw, the scarlet macaw is a popular bird in aviculture as a result of its striking plumage. Wikipedia →
5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Scarlet Macaw sighting in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park, based on 13 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park
Great Green Macaw
Ara ambiguus
Barred Parakeet
Bolborhynchus lineola
White-crowned Parrot
Pionus senilis
Crimson-fronted Parakeet
Aratinga finschi
Sulphur-winged Parakeet
Pyrrhura hoffmanni
Red-lored Parrot
Amazona autumnalis
Mealy Parrot
Amazona farinosa
Brown-hooded Parrot
Pionopsitta haematotis
Yellow-naped Parrot
Amazona auropalliata
Red-fronted Parrotlet
Touit costaricensis
Orange-chinned Parakeet
Brotogeris jugularis
Olive-throated Parakeet
Aratinga nana
📅 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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Scarlet Macaw in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park?
About 9% of wildlife watchers report a Scarlet Macaw sighting in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park, based on 13 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Scarlet Macaw in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Scarlet Macaw in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park in our monthly data.