Blue-and-yellow macaw: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the blue-and-yellow macaw lives – recorded in 13 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Ara ararauna
Group	Parrots
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	13 countries
Continents	North America, South America
Class	Bird
Order	Psittaciformes
Family	Psittacidae

Where does the blue-and-yellow macaw live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the blue-and-yellow macaw in 13 countries and territories across North America and South America. Wikidata gives its range as: Brazil, South America, Itaituba.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the blue-and-yellow macaw endangered?

The blue-and-yellow macaw’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the blue-and-yellow macaw?

The blue-and-yellow macaw (Ara ararauna) is a bird in the order Psittaciformes and the family Psittacidae, genus Ara. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the blue-and-yellow macaw

The blue-and-yellow macaw (Ara ararauna), also known as the blue-and-gold macaw, is a large Neotropical parrot with a mostly blue dorsum, light yellow/orange venter, and gradient hues of green on top of its head. It is a member of the large group of neotropical parrots known as macaws. It inhabits forest (especially varzea, but also in open sections of terra firme or unflooded forest), woodland, and savannah of tropical Central and South America, as well as the island of Trinidad in the Caribbean. They are popular in aviculture because of their striking color, ability to talk, ready availability in the marketplace, and close bonding to humans. It is the most commonly kept macaw species in captivity worldwide as a pet or companion parrot and is also the cheapest among the large macaws. As of 2025, there are 1 million blue and gold macaws living in captivity worldwide, one of the highest populations of any large parrot in captivity.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Blue-and-yellow macaw (revision 1373739667), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q205477 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).