Blue-and-yellow Macaw
Ara ararauna
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPsittaciformes (Parrots)
- FamilyPsittacidae (New World and African Parrots)
- GenusAra
- SpeciesAra ararauna (Blue-and-yellow Macaw)
Closest Relatives at Madidi National Park
Red-and-green Macaw
Ara chloropterus
Chestnut-fronted Macaw
Ara severus
Scarlet Macaw
Ara macao
Military Macaw
Ara militaris
Blue-headed Parrot
Pionus menstruus
White-eyed Parakeet
Aratinga leucophthalma
Mealy Parrot
Amazona farinosa
Cobalt-winged Parakeet
Brotogeris cyanoptera
Painted Parakeet
Pyrrhura picta
Green-cheeked Parakeet
Pyrrhura molinae
Dusky-headed Parakeet
Aratinga weddellii
Red-bellied Macaw
Orthopsittaca manilata
📅 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 Blue-and-yellow Macaw in Madidi National Park?
About 18% of visitor-days record a Blue-and-yellow Macaw sighting in Madidi National Park, based on 129 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Blue-and-yellow Macaw in Madidi National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Blue-and-yellow Macaw in Madidi National Park in our monthly data.