Scarlet Macaw
Ara macao
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPsittaciformes (Parrots)
- FamilyPsittacidae (New World and African Parrots)
- GenusAra
- SpeciesAra macao (Scarlet Macaw)
Closest Relatives at Anavilhanas National Park
Blue-and-yellow Macaw
Ara ararauna
Red-and-green Macaw
Ara chloropterus
Chestnut-fronted Macaw
Ara severus
Festive Parrot
Amazona festiva
Blue-headed Parrot
Pionus menstruus
Golden-winged Parakeet
Brotogeris chrysoptera
White-eyed Parakeet
Aratinga leucophthalma
Orange-cheeked Parrot
Pionopsitta barrabandi
Dusky Parrot
Pionus fuscus
Mealy Parrot
Amazona farinosa
Red-lored Parrot
Amazona autumnalis
Orange-winged Parrot
Amazona amazonica
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Scarlet Macaw in Anavilhanas National Park?
About 7% of visitor-days record a Scarlet Macaw sighting in Anavilhanas National Park, based on 36 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Scarlet Macaw in Anavilhanas National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Scarlet Macaw in Anavilhanas National Park in our monthly data.