Lears Macaw!

COMMON NAME:	Lear's macaw, indigo macaw
KINGDOM:	Animalia
PHYLUM:	Chordata
CLASS:	Aves
ORDER:	Psittaciformes
FAMILY:	Psittacidae (true parrots)
GENUS SPECIES:	Anodorhynchus (toothless beak) leari ESCRIPTION: The Lear's macaw is a very large parrot mostly covered with bright blue plumage. It has bare yellow eye ring circles around large black eyes and yellow in the chin region. Under the wings and tail is black. The breast is green-blue. Like other parrots, the Lear's macaw has a strongly hooked beak and zygodactylous feet (2 toes that point forward and 2 toes that point backward). SIZE: Up to 90 cm (3 ft.) WEIGHT: Approximately 940 g (2 lb.) DIET: Feeds on seeds, fruits, nuts, and berries INCUBATION: Approximately 29 days CLUTCH SIZE 2-3 eggs FLEDGING DURATION 4 months; then remain with parents for up to a year SEXUAL MATURITY: 2-4 years LIFE SPAN: 30-50 years or more RANGE: Northeast Bahia, northern Brazil HABITAT: Includes deep canyons and dry plateaus; nests mainly on cliffs, ledges, and rock faces POPULATION: GLOBAL Estimated at 150 birds or less STATUS: IUCN Endangered CITES Appendix I USFWS Critcally Endangered