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Scarlet Macaw

Naturalis Biodiversity Center

Naturalis Biodiversity Center
Leiden, Netherlands

This beautiful, but very noisy bird is a known pet. The scarlet macaw
lives in the rainforests in Central and South America and makes its nest in
hollow trees.

Did you know that a scarlet macaw blushes when it's turned-on? When the scarlet macaw finds a partner, they stay together for their whole lives. The two lovers become real love birds: they lick each others faces and make each others feathers clean. They're never separated, except in breeding season. Then the female incubates the eggs and the male searches for food.

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  • Title: Scarlet Macaw
  • Rights: Naturalis Biodiversity Center / CC-BY 4.0
  • Wetenschappelijke naam: Ara macao
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