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Birdsong field guide

Indigo Macaw

Anodorhynchus leari

A rare, deep-blue parrot endemic to the Brazilian Caatinga, known for its striking yellow facial patches and reliance on sandstone cliffs.

What it sounds like

A loud, raucous 'gree-ah' screech, often lower-pitched than the related Hyacinth Macaw

Reference call, compare with what you heard

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Rec. Gabriela Rodrigues Favoretto · BrazilCC BY-NC-ND Xeno-canto

Field notes

The species was only discovered in the wild in 1978, over a century after it was first described from zoo specimens.
Their diet consists almost exclusively of Licuri palm nuts, with a single bird capable of consuming up to 350 per day.
Unlike most macaws that nest in tree hollows, they nest and roost in crevices on vertical sandstone cliffs.
The population plummeted to fewer than 100 individuals in the 1980s but has since rebounded to over 1,000 due to intense conservation.
They are highly social and employ 'sentinels' who stay high in trees to alarm the flock of approaching predators.

Habitat

Arid Caatinga shrubland and sandstone canyons

Range

Northeastern Brazil (restricted to the Raso da Catarina region of Bahia)

Similar & commonly confused birds

Glaucous MacawAnodorhynchus glaucus Hyacinth MacawAnodorhynchus hyacinthinus

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