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 Chapada dos Guimarães National Park
Red-and-green Macaw
Ara chloropterus
Blue-and-yellow Macaw
Ara ararauna
Yellow-chevroned Parakeet
Brotogeris chiriri
Peach-fronted Parakeet
Aratinga aurea
Blue-headed Parrot
Pionus menstruus
White-eyed Parakeet
Aratinga leucophthalma
Red-shouldered Macaw
Diopsittaca nobilis
Blue-winged Parrotlet
Forpus xanthopterygius
Blue-winged Macaw
Primolius maracana
Monk Parakeet
Myiopsitta monachus
Blue-fronted Parrot
Amazona aestiva
Nanday Parakeet
Nandayus nenday
📅 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 Chapada dos Guimarães National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Scarlet Macaw sighting in Chapada dos Guimarães National Park, based on 8 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Scarlet Macaw in Chapada dos Guimarães National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for Scarlet Macaw in Chapada dos Guimarães National Park in our monthly data.