RAINFOREST BIRDS - HYACINTH MACAWS
Hyacinth macaws are the largest flying parrot; there is a larger, flightless parrot in New Zealand named the kakapo. Hyacinth macaws are spectacular Amazon Rainforest parrots with their rich blue plumage combined with a bright yellow chin and eye patch. Hyacinths are armed with a strong and robust gun-metal grey beak for crushing their food of hard palm nuts. As mentioned in the rainforest birds article, they are severely hunted for the pet trade, which has caused a plummet of hyacinth macaws in the wild. You can still see hyacinth macaws in certain areas of the Amazon and Pantanal. They prefer semi-open forest or forest edges and generally stay away from the dense rainforest interior. Seeing these outstanding birds free should entrench the importance of conservation.
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