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 Canaima National Park
Red-and-green Macaw
Ara chloropterus
Blue-and-yellow Macaw
Ara ararauna
Chestnut-fronted Macaw
Ara severus
Orange-winged Parrot
Amazona amazonica
Fiery-shouldered Parakeet
Pyrrhura egregia
Tepui Parrotlet
Nannopsittaca panychlora
Brown-throated Parakeet
Aratinga pertinax
Blue-headed Parrot
Pionus menstruus
Blue-cheeked Parrot
Amazona dufresniana
Golden-winged Parakeet
Brotogeris chrysoptera
Red-shouldered Macaw
Diopsittaca nobilis
Mealy Parrot
Amazona farinosa
📅 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 Canaima National Park?
About 5% of visitor-days record a Scarlet Macaw sighting in Canaima National Park, based on 18 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Scarlet Macaw in Canaima National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Scarlet Macaw in Canaima National Park in our monthly data.