Ara Milltaris - Military Macaw

This page contains general information about the Ara Milltaris - Military Macaw. Information includes: Origin, Habitat, Diet, Size, Compatibility, Sexing, Pet Characteristics, and Color.

Origin

ARA MILLTARIS MILLTARIS: Peru, regions of Lambayeque and Cajamarca; North East Ecuador to Guajira in Colombia and Zuilia in North West Venezuela.
ARA MILLTARIS BOLIVIANA: East of the Andes in South East Bolivia and North Salta in Argentina.
ARA MILLTARIS MEXICANA: Central Mexico, regions South East Sonora, South West Chihuahua to Tehuantepec, South Nuevo Leon and South Tamaulipas.

Habitat

Arid woodlands of the subtropical zone from 800m to 2.500m.

Size

Length: 70-80 cm; smallest is ARA MILLTARIS MILLTARIS, biggest ARA MILLTARIS MEXICANA.

Diet

Seeds, nuts, berries and fruits produced in the treetops.

Compatibility

Pet Characteristics

Color

Plumage general olive-green. Forehead and lores red. Naked face pale rose colored, striped with black-green rows of tiny feathers, above the eye reddish stripes. Flightfeathers blue. Lower back blue. Tailfeathers maroon, turning blue to the tip. In boliviana the throat tends to show maroon colors.
Bill black.
Legs dark grey.
Iris pale yellow.

Sexing

MaCaws (Ara, Anodorhynchus, Cyanopsitta, Diopsittaca)

Other Species

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