Blue-and-yellow macaw
Amazing fact
The blue feathers of blue-and-yellow macaws get their color from their fine structure, not pigment.
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The blue feathers of blue-and-yellow macaws get their color from their fine structure, not pigment.
THE REAL WORLD
The real Blue-and-yellow macaw
- Scientific name
- Ara ararauna
- Japanese name
- ルリコンゴウインコ
- Group
- Birds
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Psittaciformes
- Family
- Psittacidae
- Genus
- Ara
It is a parrot from northern and central South America, with blue on the outside of its wings and yellow on its chest and belly.
With its strong beak, it cracks open nut shells and crushes seeds to eat them.
It usually stays in pairs, and when a pair flies together, they fly so close that their wings almost touch.
How the Blue-and-yellow macaw lives
Early in the morning, they may forage in small, noisy flocks. When moving, they grip branches with their beaks to support their bodies. They nest in tree hollows or naturally formed cavities.
University of Michigan Animal Diversity Web多摩動物公園Basic data
- Size
- Total length: 86 cm多摩動物公園
- Weight
- 995–1,380 g多摩動物公園
- Lifespan
- up to 50 years in the wild, up to 50 years in captivityUniversity of Michigan Animal Diversity Web
- Active
- By day (diurnal)University of Michigan Animal Diversity Web
- Diet
- Seeds and fruit多摩動物公園
- Range
- Northern to central South America多摩動物公園
Where the Blue-and-yellow macaw has been recorded
Records: GBIF.org (CC0 and CC BY 4.0 records, retrieved 2026-11-07). Map: Natural EarthSee the records on GBIF
Watch wild animals from a distance. Do not touch or feed them, and take care of the places where they live.
Names around the world
- 日本語
- ルリコンゴウインコ
- 简体中文
- 蓝黄金刚鹦鹉
- 繁體中文
- 琉璃金剛鸚鵡
- 한국어
- 청금강앵무
- Español
- Guacamayo azul y amarillo
- Français
- Ara bleu
- Deutsch
- Gelbbrustara
- Português (Brasil)
- Arara-canindé
- Italiano
- Ara gialloblù
- العربية
- مقو أزرق أصفر
- Русский
- Сине-жёлтый ара
- Türkçe
- Mavi-sarı ara
- বাংলা
- নীল সোনালী ম্যাকাও
- اردو
- نیلا و پیلا مکاؤ
Names come from Wikidata and iNaturalist records. Where a language has no recorded name, we use the scientific name.
Sources and how we check
- 多摩動物公園 — ルリコンゴウインコChecked: 2026-11-03
- University of Michigan Animal Diversity Web — Ara araraunaChecked: 2026-11-03
We check each fact against its source. The illustrations simplify how the real animal looks.
The classification (class, order, family, genus) follows Wikidata records, checked against GBIF. Classifications can change as research goes on.
The basic data are the values given in each source. They vary with how the animal is measured, whether it is male or female, and whether it lives in the wild or in captivity.
This page was translated from the original Japanese with the help of AI.
Report a mistakeWhen you meet the Blue-and-yellow macaw, look for this
- Look for the black lines on its white face and its green forehead.
Animals do different things from day to day, so you may not always see this.
多摩動物公園EXHIBIT INFORMATION
Places that keep or show the Blue-and-yellow macaw
Zoos, aquariums and other places whose official websites say they keep or show this animal.
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Displays can change with the animals’ health and the seasons. Check each facility’s official website before you go.
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