The macaw species inspired the famous animated film Rio. It has been entirely extinct in the wild since the start of the century, leaving just a few dozen birds kept in captive breeding programmes.

WASHINGTON (CN) – Four species of Central and South American macaws warrant protection under the Endangered Species Act, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The hyacinth, military, great ...

Costa Rica is a dream destination for bird lovers, and parrots are one of the most exciting groups to encounter. How can you ...

First, while there are multiple species of blue macaws, “blue macaw” is not the common or informal name for any of them. The closest match to that name would be the blue-and-yellow macaw (Ara ...

New data on macaw movements has the potential to greatly improve conservation strategies for the scarlet macaw, as well as similar species of large parrots. New data on macaw movements gathered by ...

Releasing Spix’s little blue macaws into the wild after the species has been Extinct in the Wild for more than 22 years means there are no birds alive today who can teach the new arrivals how to ...

Adapt or Die 22:19. In the animated film "Rio," a Spix's Macaw named Blu flies all the way from Minnesota to Rio de Janeiro because he's the last living male of his species and that's where Jewel ...

Stunning Blue Macaw Species that Inspired Kids' Movie' Rio' Extinct From Wild. In the film, the bright blue birds save their endangered species. By. Kelli Bender. Kelli Bender.

Twycross Zoo brought two parrots from an endangered species to the zoo in hopes that they find a love match and breed to save their species. The English zoo called the red-fronted macaws its ...

Eight bird species, including two species of macaw, look set to have their extinctions confirmed following a robust new assessment of Critically Endangered species. The findings reveal a worrying new ...