| Red-and-green macaw | |
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| At Apenheul Primate Park, Netherlands | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Psittaciformes |
| Family: | Psittacidae |
| Genus: | Ara |
| Species: | A. chloropterus
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| Binomial name | |
| Ara chloropterus Gray, GR, 1859
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Distribution of the green-winged macaw
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The red-and-green macaw (Ara chloropterus), also known as the green-winged macaw,[2] is a large, mostly-red macaw of the genus Ara. It is popular in aviculture, and is the second most commonly kept macaw species after its cousin, the Blue and Gold. However, they are not as common in captivity as the Blue and Gold Macaw, and are much more expensive; prices are often double that of the blue and gold.
This is the largest of the genus Ara, widespread in the forests and woodlands of northern and central South America. However, in common with other macaws, in recent years there has been a marked decline in its numbers due to habitat loss and illegal capture for the parrot trade.[3]
- ^ BirdLife International. (2021). "Ara chloropterus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T22685566A163776409. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T22685566A163776409.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ^ a b "Red-and- Green Macaw". Avibase.
- ^ "Ara chloropterus (Red-and-green macaw)". IUCN Red List. IUCN. 1 October 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2020.