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The species is named for the red coverts on its wings. It is the smallest macaw, being 30–35 cm (12–14 in) in length - similar in size to the Aratinga parakeets. It is native to the tropical lowlands, savannah, and swamplands of Brazil, the Guianas, Bolivia, Venezuela, and far south-eastern Peru.
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1 lut 2020 · Mature Hahn's macaws are primarily green with a darker greenish-blue cap of feathers on their foreheads. They have a spot of bright red on the undersides of their wings, which explains their "red-shouldered macaw" nickname. This bird's beak is black with a beige to white color in the upper beak.
The red-shouldered macaw (Diopsittaca nobilis) is a small green South American parrot, a member of a large group of Neotropical parrots called macaws. The species is named for the red coverts on its wings. It is the smallest macaw, being 30–35 cm (12–14 in) in length – similar in size to the Aratinga parakeets.
Red-shouldered Macaw · Diopsittaca nobilis · (Linnaeus, 1758) Order: PSITTACIFORMES; Family: Psittacidae (African & New World Parrots) Genus: Diopsittaca; Species: nobilis
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern. CITES Listing: Appendix II. Threat Summary: Has been some illegal trade in wild birds in Bolivia, otherwise reasonably common across range. Range: D.n. nobilis: North of Amazon River in E Venezuela, in Delta Amacuro to N Monagas and north to SE Bolivar, Guianas, and NE Brazil in Roraima, N Para and Amapa.
