Template:Anodorhynchus genus table
| Species | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Common and binomial names[1] | Image | Description | Range |
| Glaucous macaw (Anodorhynchus glaucus) |
|
70 cm (27.5 in) long, mostly pale turquoise-blue with a large greyish head. It has a long tail and a large bill. It has a yellow, bare eye-ring and half-moon-shaped lappets bordering the mandible.[2] | South America (probably extinct) |
| Hyacinth macaw or hyacinthine macaw (Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus) |
|
100 cm (39 in) long, 120-140 cm (48-56 in) wingspan. It is almost entirely blue and has black under the wings. It has a large black beak with bright yellow along the sides of the lower part of the beak and also yellow eyerings.[3] | South America |
| Lear's macaw or indigo macaw (Anodorhynchus leari) |
|
70 cm (27.5 in) long, mainly blue and the head is a slightly paler blue. It has bare pale yellow skin at the base of its beak and orange-yellow eyerings. It has a large blackish beak.[4] | Brazil |
References
- ^ "Psittaciformes (Version 9.004)". Zoonomen: Zoological Nomenclature Resource. 2008-07-05.
- ^ "Species factsheet: Anodorhynchus glaucus". BirdLife International (2008). Retrieved 24 July 2008.
- ^ "Species factsheet: Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus". BirdLife International (2008). Retrieved 24 July 2008.
- ^ "Species factsheet: Anodorhynchus leari". BirdLife International (2008). Retrieved 24 July 2008.