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Blue-winged macaw

Primolius maracana (Vieillot, 1816)

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The blue-winged macaw (Primolius maracana) is a species in the family Psittacidae, order Psittaciformes. Recorded adults weigh 255.8 g to 256 g and live up to 31 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Blue-winged macaw (Primolius maracana)
Photo: Diego Dacal · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the blue-winged macaw

Weight
256 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
31 yearssrc for Lifespan
Diet
Frugivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
3src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the blue-winged macaw live?

Not recorded

What is the blue-winged macaw?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The blue-winged macaw (Primolius maracana), in aviculture more commonly known as Illiger's macaw, is a species of small macaw (sometimes called a mini-macaw) found in central and eastern South America. The second name is in honor of the German ornithologist Johann Karl Wilhelm Illiger. It was previously placed in the genera Ara or Propyrrhura. Blue-winged macaws have been known to reach an age of 50–60 years.

From the Wikipedia article “Blue-winged macaw” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Blue-winged_macaw&oldid=1382316157), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the blue-winged macaw endangered?

The blue-winged macaw is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.

How is the blue-winged macaw classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPsittaciformes
  5. familyPsittacidae
  6. genusPrimolius
  7. SpeciesPrimolius maracana (Vieillot, 1816)

Synonyms Ara maracana, Ara maracana maracana, Ara maracana maracana, Ara maracana maracana, Ara maracana serrana, Macrocercus maracana, Propyrrhura maracana, Propyrrhura maracana, Propyrrhura maracana maracana, Psittacus illigeri

Other names and names in other languages (47)
  • Illiger's macawEnglish
  • Illiger's macawEnglish
  • مكاو أزرق الجناحArabic
  • Син араBulgarian
  • Синьокрил араBulgarian
  • guacamai alablauCatalan
  • Ara marakánaCzech
  • Macaw IlligerWelsh
  • Rødrygget DværgaraDanish
  • MaracanaGerman
  • BlauflügelaraGerman
  • MarakanaGerman
  • RotrückenaraGerman
  • bluflugila araoEsperanto
  • Guacamayo maracanáSpanish
  • Maracaná lomo rojoSpanish
  • roheaaraEstonian
  • مکائو بالآبیPersian
  • brasilianaraFinnish
  • Ara d'IlligerFrench
  • Ara d’IlligerFrench
  • modrokrila araCroatian
  • marakánaaraHungarian
  • maracana-araHungarian
  • Ara alibluItalian
  • アカビタイヒメコンゴウインコJapanese
  • mėlynsparnė araraLithuanian
  • Симсӹ шылдыран араWestern Mari
  • Illigers AraDutch
  • rødbukaraNorwegian
  • (ara) marakanaPolish
  • نیل پرا میکاعWestern Panjabi
  • maracanãPortuguese
  • arara-d'asa-azulPortuguese
  • maracanã-verdadeiraPortuguese
  • Maracanã-verdadeiroPortuguese
  • Синекрылый араRussian
  • Красноспинный араRussian
  • ara marakanaSlovak
  • Plavokrila araSerbian
  • blåvingad araSwedish
  • Mavi Kanatlı AraTurkish
  • маракана червоночеревийUkrainian
  • نیل پر مکاؤUrdu
  • 藍翅麥鷍Chinese
  • 蓝翅金刚鹦鹉Chinese
  • 藍翅金剛鸚鵡Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the blue-winged macaw

Other species in the same genus Primolius.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the blue-winged macaw?

An adult blue-winged macaw weighs 256 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the blue-winged macaw endangered?

The blue-winged macaw is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

How long does the blue-winged macaw live?

The blue-winged macaw has a recorded lifespan of 31 years.

What kind of animal is the blue-winged macaw?

The blue-winged macaw (Primolius maracana) belongs to the family Psittacidae in the order Psittaciformes.

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APA

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MLA

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BibTeX
@misc{blue_winged_macaw_2026,
  title = {Blue-winged macaw (Primolius maracana)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/blue-winged-macaw},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}