Hybrid Ruby Macaw

This is the Ruby Macaw. It looks very similar to the Green Winged Macaw due to its red body and colorful wings.

 
Ruby Macaws are very unique in coloration, and rank right up there among the most colorful of the Macaws. They are a full size Macaw and can learn to talk with a general vocabulary of about 15 or more words or expressions. A Ruby Macaw needs good socialization and a firm consistent hand in training, especially it matures. In the mating pair, the male has the dominate gene. Often times the overall coloration of the Ruby Macaw can be very similar to the Green-winged Macaw and they are often mistakenly thought to be a Green-winged Macaw. Coloration varies however, even in babies from the same parents. If the male parent is a Green-winged Macaw the offspring will generally have the same size body and head as the father. What distinguishes the Ruby from the Green-winged father is the center band of feathers. These feathers can be a mixture of varying amounts of yellows and oranges, and they can be edged with different shades of yellows and orange. If the male parent is a Scarlet Macaw the offspring will generally have the head and body size of a Scarlet. The amount of the facial feathers will also generally be more similar to those of the father. There is very little facial feathering on the offspring of a Scarlet father. This bird is somewhat hard to find and fairly expensive. There are more and more breeders however and they are becoming more common.