Among them, the hyacinth macaw, with its unique cobalt blue color, is the largest flying parrot in the world. These birds are ...

I sigh with relief. But not long ago the hyacinth macaw, the world's largest parrot, was also in great danger. In the 1980s an estimated 10,000 specimens were illegally captured and sold as pets, ...

The scarlet macaw was once found in El Salvador, but it is believed to have been extirpated due to a combination of habitat ...

Researchers have attributed this loss primarily to widespread deforestation that has ravaged its natural habitat. Captured for the pet trade for over a century, the Spix’s macaw has not been ...