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Portrait of sleeping green-and-red Macaw

Portrait of sleeping green-and-red Macaw

During my recent visit to the Central Park Zoo, I spotted this red-and-green Macaw dozing off while perched on a branch. This image was taken inside the "T...
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During my recent visit to the Central Park Zoo, I spotted this red-and-green Macaw dozing off while perched on a branch. This image was taken inside the "Tropic zone: The Rainforest" exhibit at the zoo. There is a startling variety of animals here, from the forest floor to the canopy, including a wide range of tropical birds.

The red-and-green macaw, also known as the green-winged macaw, is a large, mostly-red macaw of the genus Ara. This is the largest of the genus Ara, widespread in the forests and woodlands of northern and central South America. The green-winged macaw has characteristic red lines around the eyes formed by rows of tiny feathers on the otherwise bare white skin patch.
This is the largest of the genus Ara, widespread in the forests and woodlands of northern and central South America. However, in common with other macaws, in recent years there has been a marked decline in its numbers due to habitat loss and illegal capture for the parrot trade (Source: Wikipedia)
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