Glaucous macaw
Anodorhynchus glaucus (Vieillot, 1816)
CRCritically EndangeredparrotsExtinct
The glaucous macaw (Anodorhynchus glaucus) is a species in the family Psittacidae, order Psittaciformes. Recorded adults weigh about 940 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Critically Endangered.
Quick facts about the glaucous macaw
- Weight
- 940 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Frugivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Lifestyle
- Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Critically Endangered (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the glaucous macaw live?
Not recorded
What is the glaucous macaw?
The glaucous macaw (Anodorhynchus glaucus) is a critically endangered or possibly extinct species of large, blue and grey South American macaw, closely related to Lear's macaw (A. leari) and the hyacinth macaw (A. hyacinthinus). In Guarani, it is called gua'a hovy after its vocalizations.
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Is the glaucous macaw endangered?
The glaucous macaw is listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List: it faces an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Critically Endangered species.
How is the glaucous macaw classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPsittaciformes
- familyPsittacidae
- genusAnodorhynchus
- SpeciesAnodorhynchus glaucus (Vieillot, 1816)
Synonyms Andorhychus glaucus, Andorhynchus glaucus, Macrocercus glaucus
Other names and names in other languages (47)
- مكاو أزرق مخضرArabic
- Сив араBulgarian
- guacamai glaucCatalan
- ara tyrkysovýCzech
- macaw llwydlasWelsh
- Havblå AraDanish
- TürkisaraGerman
- Meerblauer AraGerman
- Türkis-AraGerman
- glaŭka araoEsperanto
- Ara AzulSpanish
- Guacamaya glaucaSpanish
- Guacamayo azulSpanish
- Guacamayo glaucoSpanish
- Guacamayo oliváceoSpanish
- Guacamayo VioláceoSpanish
- türkiis-siniaaraEstonian
- parana-araFinnish
- parananaraFinnish
- paranánaraFinnish
- Ara glauqueFrench
- Guhaa glauqueFrench
- ארת ענק גלאוקוסHebrew
- tirkizna araCroatian
- tengerkék araraHungarian
- tengerkék jácintaraHungarian
- Ara glaucaItalian
- ウミアオコンゴウインコJapanese
- blausioji mėlynoji araLithuanian
- Blauwgrijze AraDutch
- asuraraNorwegian
- modroara turkusowaPolish
- arara-glaucaPortuguese
- arara-azul-pequenaPortuguese
- arara-celestePortuguese
- Серо-голубой араRussian
- Сероголубой гиацинтовый араRussian
- Серо-голубой гиацинтовый араRussian
- ara siváSlovak
- Morskoplava araSerbian
- blågrön araSwedish
- Türkuaz AraTurkish
- ара лазуровийUkrainian
- Сіро-блакитний гіацинтовий араUkrainian
- 灰綠麥鷍Chinese
- 淺藍綠金剛鸚鵡Chinese
- 蓝绿金刚鹦鹉Chinese
Relatives of the glaucous macaw
Other species in the same genus Anodorhynchus.
Hyacinth macaw
Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus
Lear's macaw
Anodorhynchus leari
CompareGlaucous macaw vs Hyacinth macawGlaucous macaw vs Lear's macaw
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the glaucous macaw?
An adult glaucous macaw weighs 940 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the glaucous macaw endangered?
The glaucous macaw is listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, meaning it faces an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild.
What kind of animal is the glaucous macaw?
The glaucous macaw (Anodorhynchus glaucus) belongs to the family Psittacidae in the order Psittaciformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
- AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf - Wikimedia Commons · per file (CC0 / public domain / CC BY green, CC BY-SA amber, anything else not displayed) · 2026-11-11
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