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The red-bellied macaw is medium-sized, about 300 g (11 oz) in weight and about 46 cm (18 in) in length including its long pointed tail. The plumage is mostly green; the cere and much of the face are covered with bare mustard-yellow skin, and the irises are dark brown. The forehead is bluish. The chin, throat and upper chest are greyish with some green scalloping, and the lower abdomen ("belly") has a large maroon patch. The tail is long and tapered. The underwings and undertail are dull olive yellow. Adults have dark-grey beaks. The legs and feet are dark grey.
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When to see the Red-bellied Macaw
One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is May, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Red-bellied Macaw
The map shades 10 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Red-bellied Macaw
The red-bellied macaw, also known as Guacamaya manilata, is a medium-sized, mostly green parrot, a member of a group of large Neotropical parrots known as macaws. It is the largest of what are commonly called "mini-macaws". The belly has a large maroon patch which gives the species its name.
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Easily confused with
Green-rumped ParrotletForpus passerinusThe green-rumped parrotlet is 12 cm (4.7 in) long and weighs 20–28 g (0.71–0.99 oz).
Blue-crowned ParakeetThectocercus acuticaudatusThe blue-crowned parakeet is a medium-sized bird measuring approximately 37 cm (14.5 in) in length and weighing between 140 and 190 g (4.9 and 6.7 oz).
Red-and-green MacawAra chloropterusThe green-winged macaw can be readily distinguished from the scarlet macaw.
Side by side: Blue-crowned Parakeet vs Red-bellied Macaw · Green-rumped Parrotlet vs Red-bellied Macaw · Red-and-green Macaw vs Red-bellied Macaw
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