The Green Winged Macaw

Ara chloroptera



Green-winged Macaws are very colorful parrots. The head, shoulders, and chest are a red. There is a greenish streak below the shoulders and wings, changing to a blue on the wing, and a light blue on the upper and lower tail. It has very long red tail feathers that are tipped in blue as well. Its legs are dark gray and the iris of the eye is yellow. The upper beak is horn colored with a dark gray on the lower sides, and the lower beak is also a dark gray.
Green-winged Macaws are a full sized Macaws. They have an average length of about 90 cm, and a weight of up to about 2.7 pounds, and a lifespan of up to 60 years. A younger bird will be similar to the adult in color, but with a shorter tail. The lower part of its beak is a paler gray and they have a brown iris
The Greenwing differs in appearance from the similar Scarlet Macaw by the band of green feathers across its back. On the Scarlet there will be a broad band of yellow feathers across the back. The Green Wing Macaw is intelligent and wants attention and to play. It responds well to handling and training. This Macaw adapts quickly. Once it becomes familiar to a new environment and its keeper it is then ready to start bird training. Generally though, you should give a new arrival a few days to get use to you, your voice and its cage before trying to handle it. A hand fed baby will not need much taming and can often be handled right away, as it is use to human attention.
With all parrots, taming and training takes trust and patience. Macaws are very intelligent making them easy to tame. They are also very quick learners and easy to train. They excel best at learning tricks and small tasks. They are not as inclined to talk and mimic as some of the other parrots, but they can learn a few words or phrases. The Green-winged Macaw is well established in breeding, especially in the United States, and is commonly bred in captivity. The usual clutch consists of two or three eggs which incubate for about 28 days. The babies will hatch after about 3 months in the nest. Feed the parents additional high-fat seeds, like sunflower seed, during the breeding season. Also feed the parents plenty of green stuffs, corn-on-the-cob, carrots, protein, and fruit laced with food supplement while they are raising their babys.