5050 x 3360 px | 42,8 x 28,4 cm | 16,8 x 11,2 inches | 300dpi
Date de la prise de vue:
16 août 2009
Lieu:
Cougar Mountain Zoological Park, 19525 SE 54th Street, Issaquah, Washington, USA 98027
Informations supplémentaires:
Close-up image of a Blue and Gold Macaw, at Couger Mountain Zoo. The Cougar Mountain Zoo and Zoological Society of Washington are dedicated to increasing the understanding and appreciation of the earth’s wildlife and the role of humanity in nature through education, research, captive breeding, conservation, exhibition and recreation.The physical appearance of Blue and Gold Macaws, may slightly vary depending on geographic area. Regardless of size, all macaws are characterized by strong beaks, long pointed tails, loud voices, and a facial area of bare skin called the cheek patch. They signal anger or unease by blushing. The cheek patch in the Blue and Gold is adorned with a line of single black feathers in a stitchery like pattern. Head, back, and wings are blue and the chest and body up to the eye is gold. The tail feather is blue on the top and gold underneath. There is a patch of black under the chin. Their tongue is all black. The Blue-and-yellow Macaw (Ara ararauna), also known as the Blue-and-gold Macaw, is a member of the group of large Neotropical parrots known as macaws. It breeds in forest (especially varzea, but also in open sections of Terra Firme) and woodland of tropical South America from Trinidad and Venezuela south to Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, and Paraguay. It barely extends into Central America, where restricted to Panama. It is an endangered species in Trinidad, and is on the verge of being extirpated from Paraguay, but still remains widespread and fairly common in a large part of mainland South America. There is also a breeding population in Miami-Dade County, USA. It is therefore listed as Least Concern by BirdLife International
