Hyacinth Macaw
Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus
Photographed at
Disney Animal Kingdom, Orlando, Florida Mar 2011
The Hyacinth Macaw is the
largest of the Macaws. They can grow to 40 inches in length with a
wingspan of 60 inches. They have a black beak with yellow streaks
on the bottom mandible. Their
beak is known to be the most powerful beak of all birds and it has the power to
crack coconuts.
Native
to Brazil, Bolivia and Paraguay, in forested areas in flooded grasslands but is
on the Endangered Species list.
In the wild they live in pairs or flocks of 10 to
30 and eat a variety of fruits, nuts and seeds, flowers, leaves, and stems of
plants.
When adult macaws choose mates, they
generally bond for life. The breeding begins around age of seven and breed once
a year. They lay one or two eggs, which hatch after 29 days and are independent
after six months. They are extremely gentle.
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