Designed by Paul Smith 2006. This website is copyrighted by law.
Material contained herewith may not be used without the prior written permission of FAUNA Paraguay.
Photographs on this web-site were taken by Paul Smith, Hemme Batjes, Regis Nossent, Frank Fragano,
Alberto Esquivel, Arne Lesterhuis, José Luis Cartes, Rebecca Zarza and Hugo del Castillo and are used with their permission.
GOLDEN-COLLARED MACAW Primolius auricollis
Macaws are large parrots characterised by their bare white facial skin. Not all macaws are like the big red birds often exhibited in zoos though, some, like the Golden-collared, are much smaller and less brightly-coloured. These macaws are sociable birds, living in faithful pairs within small flocks, and are one of the highlights of a trip up into the Paraguayan Pantanal where they remain common.
FIGURE 1 - Pair at dusk going to roost, Bahía Negra (Paul Smith September 2006).
FIGURE 2 - Adult, location unknown (Alberto Esquivel undated).
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