Spix's macaw
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Spix's macaw, also known as the little blue macaw, or simply blue macaw, is a macaw species that was endemic to Brazil. It is a member of tribe Arini in the subfamily Arinae, part of the family Psitta
Cyanopsitta spixii Vogelpark Walsrode, Walsrode, Germany 1980
Taxidermied adult (Museum für Naturkunde Berlin)
A juvenile in captivity. Note white stripe along top of beak and pale-grey bare facial skin.
An 1878 painting of an adult by Joseph Smit
Extinct in the wild
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A species that is extinct in the wild is one that has been categorized by the International Union for Conservation of Nature as only consisting of living members kept in captivity or as a naturalized
Spix's macaw
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