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 Madidi National Park
Red-and-green Macaw
Ara chloropterus
Chestnut-fronted Macaw
Ara severus
Blue-and-yellow Macaw
Ara ararauna
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 Scarlet Macaw in Madidi National Park?
About 7% of visitor-days record a Scarlet Macaw sighting in Madidi National Park, based on 46 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Scarlet Macaw in Madidi National Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for Scarlet Macaw in Madidi National Park in our monthly data.