The glaucous macaw is a critically endangered or possibly extinct species of large, blue and grey South American parrot, a member of a large group of neotropical parrots known as macaws. This macaw is closely related to Lear's macaw and the hyacinth macaw. In GuaranĂ, it is called guaa-obi after its vocalizations.
Glaucous macaw
Illustration of glaucous macaw (foreground) with Spix's macaw in Hamburg, 1895
Macaws are a group of New World parrots that are long-tailed and often colorful, in the tribe Arini. They are popular in aviculture or as companion parrots, although there are conservation concerns about several species in the wild.
Macaw
Glaucous macaw (behind hyacinth macaw) and other macaws
From L to R: scarlet macaw, blue-and-yellow macaw, and military macaw
Blue-and-yellow macaw (left) and blue-throated macaw (right)