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 Henri Pittier National Park
Chestnut-fronted Macaw
Ara severus
Military Macaw
Ara militaris
Blue-and-yellow Macaw
Ara ararauna
Red-and-green Macaw
Ara chloropterus
Red-eared Parakeet
Pyrrhura hoematotis
Brown-throated Parakeet
Aratinga pertinax
Scarlet-fronted Parakeet
Aratinga wagleri
Green-rumped Parrotlet
Forpus passerinus
Red-billed Parrot
Pionus sordidus
Lilac-tailed Parrotlet
Touit batavicus
Orange-winged Parrot
Amazona amazonica
Yellow-crowned Parrot
Amazona ochrocephala
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Scarlet Macaw at Henri Pittier National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ 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