| Macaw | |
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| A blue-and-yellow macaw (Ara ararauna) | |
Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Psittaciformes |
| Family: | Psittacidae |
| Subfamily: | Arinae |
| Tribe: | Arini |
| Groups included | |
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Anodorhynchus | |
Macaws are a group of New World parrots that are long-tailed and often colorful, in the tribe Arini.[1] They are popular in aviculture or as companion parrots, although there are conservation concerns about several species in the wild.
- ^ "macaw". Oxford English Dictionary (Online ed.). Oxford University Press. (Subscription or participating institution membership required.)