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Blauwkopara (Blue-headed Macaw)

© Pjerry (Piere Timmermans) 2023
Nikon D850 with Tamron SP 70-200mm f-2.8 Di VC USD G2
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I) English
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© Pjerry (Piere Timmermans) 2023
Nikon D850 with Tamron SP 70-200mm f-2.8 Di VC USD G2
Pairi Daiza

I) English
II) Nederlands

I
This little macaw is only about 40 cm in size with beautiful plumage that is essentially green and a blue head. It has cheeks of bare grey skin whereas, usually, other macaws have white cheeks.

The Blue-Headed Macaw lives in the Amazon forests of Eastern Peru and Northern Bolivia. This bird was rather unknown, its habitat having been, for decades, under the control of revolutionary terrorist-groups of the “Luminous Path” in Peru. Since the disappearance of these groups, the Blue-Headed Macaw has been studied better to be classified among the species in danger! Only somewhere between 1,000 and 2,500 of them are thought to be left in the wild.

It feeds not only on seeds and fruit but also on insects and larvae. It is a noisy bird which utters strident cries.

Living in small flocks and couples, the Blue-Headed Macaws nest not only in big trees but also in clay cliffs along the waterways.

Like most parrots, they live for a remarkably long time: around 40 years.

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Deze kleine ara is ongeveer 40 cm groot met een mooi, voornamelijk groen, verenkleed en een blauwe kop. Hij heeft wangen van grijskleurige naakte huid, terwijl de andere ara’s over het algemeen witte wangen hebben.

De Blauwkopara leeft in het Amazonewoud van Oost-Peru en Noord-Bolivia. Deze vogel was vrij onbekend en zijn leefgebied stond decennialang onder de controle van revolutionaire terroristische groeperingen, het “Lichtend Pad” in Peru. Sinds de verdwijning van deze groeperingen is de Blauwkopara beter bestudeerd en werd hij als bedreigde diersoorten geclassificeerd! Er zouden nog maar tussen 1.000 en 2.500 exemplaren overblijven in de natuur.

Hij voedt zich met zaden en vruchten maar ook met insecten en larven. Dit is een luidruchtige vogel die schrille kreten slaakt.

Levend in kleine groepen en koppel, nestelen de Blauwkopara’s in grote bomen maar ook in kleikliffen langs waterlopen.

Net als de meeste papegaaien leven ze opmerkelijk lang: ongeveer 40 jaar.
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2 Comments |
BeverlyDeMartino
 
BeverlyDeMartino March 02, 2023
Beautiful!
Pjerry
Pjerry March 04, 2023
Thanks a lot Beverly.
Sun-Bee
 
Sun-Bee March 03, 2023
Beautiful capture!!
Pjerry
Pjerry March 04, 2023
Thank you so much.
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