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The blue-headed macaw is 41 cm (16 in) long. It has mainly green plumage (often tinged olive, esp. below) with the head, flight feathers and primary coverts blue. The uppertail has a maroon base, a narrow green center and a blue tip. The undertail and underwing are greenish-yellow similar to that of several other small macaws (e.g. red-bellied and golden-collared macaw). The medium-sized bill is pale greyish-horn with a black base (extent varies, but upper mandible in adults typically appears mainly pale). The iris is whitish with a narrow, often barely visible, maroon eye-ring.
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When to see the Blue-headed Macaw
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 10 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is May, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Blue-headed Macaw
The map shades 3 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Blue-headed Macaw
The blue-headed macaw or Coulon's macaw is a macaw native to eastern Peru, northwestern Bolivia, and far western Brazil. It has a total length of about 41 cm (16 in), making it a member of the group of smaller macaws sometimes known as the mini-macaws, which includes any species of macaw with a total length of 50 cm (20 in) or less. As in all macaws, its tail is long and pointed and the bill is large and heavy.
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Easily confused with
Golden-collared MacawPrimolius auricollisIt has a total length of about 38 cm (15 in), of which almost half is tail feathers.
Blue-winged MacawPrimolius maracanaIt has a total length of approximately 36–43 cm (14–17 in).
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