Lear's macaw: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Lear's macaw lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Anodorhynchus leari
Group	Parrots
Status	Endangered (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	South America
Class	Bird
Order	Psittaciformes
Family	Psittacidae

Where does the Lear's macaw live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Lear's macaw in 1 country or territory across South America. Wikidata lists it as endemic to Brazil. Wikidata gives its range as: Brazil, South America.

Brazil

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 Lear's macaw endangered?

The Lear's macaw’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Endangered” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Lear's macaw?

The Lear's macaw (Anodorhynchus leari) is a bird in the order Psittaciformes and the family Psittacidae, genus Anodorhynchus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Lear's macaw

Lear's macaw (Anodorhynchus leari), also known as the indigo macaw, is a large all-blue Brazilian parrot, a member of a large group of neotropical parrots known as macaws. It was first described by Charles Lucien Bonaparte in 1856. Lear's macaw is 70–75 cm (27+1⁄2–29+1⁄2 in) long and weighs around 950 g (2 lb 2 oz). It is coloured almost completely blue, with a yellow patch of skin at the base of the heavy, black bill.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Lear's macaw (revision 1345134737), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q838955 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).