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 Braulio Carrillo National Park
Great Green Macaw
Ara ambiguus
Orange-chinned Parakeet
Brotogeris jugularis
Red-lored Parrot
Amazona autumnalis
White-crowned Parrot
Pionus senilis
Mealy Parrot
Amazona farinosa
Crimson-fronted Parakeet
Aratinga finschi
Olive-throated Parakeet
Aratinga nana
Brown-hooded Parrot
Pionopsitta haematotis
Barred Parakeet
Bolborhynchus lineola
Red-fronted Parrotlet
Touit costaricensis
Blue-headed Parrot
Pionus menstruus
White-fronted Parrot
Amazona albifrons
📅 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 Braulio Carrillo National Park?
About 7% of visitor-days record a Scarlet Macaw sighting in Braulio Carrillo National Park, based on 381 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Scarlet Macaw in Braulio Carrillo National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Scarlet Macaw in Braulio Carrillo National Park in our monthly data.