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 Carara National Park
Orange-chinned Parakeet
Brotogeris jugularis
Mealy Parrot
Amazona farinosa
Red-lored Parrot
Amazona autumnalis
Orange-fronted Parakeet
Aratinga canicularis
White-crowned Parrot
Pionus senilis
White-fronted Parrot
Amazona albifrons
Yellow-naped Parrot
Amazona auropalliata
Crimson-fronted Parakeet
Aratinga finschi
Brown-hooded Parrot
Pionopsitta haematotis
📅 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 Carara National Park?
About 79% of visitor-days record a Scarlet Macaw sighting in Carara National Park, based on 3769 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Scarlet Macaw in Carara National Park?
February has the highest sighting rate for Scarlet Macaw in Carara National Park in our monthly data.