What is Macaw?

Macaw is the largest member of the Parrot family, indigenous to the neotropic areas of South Mexico and Central America to Central South America. MacAs are clearly colored with long tails, streamlined bodies and large heads with a jaw attached or beak.

The view of Macaw itself brings the word, tropical . In the wild, these beautiful birds are found in the upper canopy of rainforests, where they live in mate pairs, which sometimes gather in herds 10 - 30. High social birds with loud vocalization, calling each other since they wake up just before dawn during the early preening ritual. As a group, they fly to forage for daily meals consisting of nuts and fruits, often traveling long distances to find suitable groves. It feeds until noon and then settles again to make more preening and call. Following afternoon peaks before they set out in the settlement around dusk to go home to set out.

MacAs are on the list of endangered species due toLrew to destruction of rainforests and other Macaw stations. They are slowly reproduced and have only two eggs on the clutch. In addition, more than one million of these magnificent birds were reportedly captured over the 1980s to be sent to the United States and other countries that were sold in a pet store. This combination of factors played badly for MacAs.

There are 6 MacAs genera and 17 species, but only about 6 species are common in animals. Most stand between 30 - 35 inches tall (76 - 89 cm), although mini MacAs are smaller, while the Royal Blue Hyacints costs 39 - 40 inches tall (99 - 102 cm) and can be worth $ 6,500 - $ 12,000. Most MacAs costs much less, but still require a heavy price anywhere from $ 800 to $ 1,800 depending on the species. Potential owners are encouraged to find legitimuchors Te through such sources such as timeoutIS BIRDTALK to avoid unintentional support for the ongoing smuggling trade. Macaws birth to breeders will also be more obedient because it has been treated almost from birth and shut down by hand.

MacAs are popular animal companions because of their rainbow beauty and extreme intelligence. They have excellent articulation and can imitate sounds, including words with voices that tend to be high and nasal. However, before taking responsibility for Macaw's care should be devoted to great consideration, as they can greatly strive for the incorrect owner.

MacAs has lived in the home for about 80 years and leaves the problem of survival of its carers. In the wild they connect throughout their lives and connect with one person in the household with which the bird will relate as a friend. It can be aggressive for all others in the family, including children and other pets, and is therefore best suitable for a home where it is the main attraction.

Macaw's Intelligence must have almost constant interaction to make the juiceAstna, and a lot of gaming toys. These birds love inventing puzzles. Mentally occupied is required a large screw and nut that can unscrew Macaw and other games of mind. It can easily learn how to escape from the cage.

Because of the size of the bird, a spacious cage is a necessity. The proposed minimum is 3-foot wide and 2-foot deep and 5 feet high (1 meter x 0.6 meters x 1.5 meters). MacAs also eats a lot of nuts and fruits that can be expensive and require constant gnawing to keep their beaks in the shape. untreated wood blocks are necessary, but furniture is always exposed to the acquisition of Macaw's personal signature.

Perhaps the most important point of view is that these birds are extremely loud and like to vocate. They cannot be trained to "be silent" in the same way as the dog can be trained, even if they can be trained to do a lot of other things like eating with a spoon or doing tricks. The more interaction you give Macaw, the happier it will be. But always tO will chew and always call loud at will, as well as its nature.

For those who love these birds enough to put them in the first place is no longer fascinating, beautiful or exotic companion of animals. There are non -profit organizations that help keep Macaw in the wild, as well as for those who are engaged in these amazing birds, there are also Macaw clubs.