Great Green Macaw
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African and New World Parrots

Great Green Macaw

Ara ambiguus

CRCritically Endangered
Family
African and New World Parrots (Psittacidae)
Order
Psittaciformes

Overview

The great green macaw (Ara ambiguus), also known as Buffon's macaw or the great military macaw, is a critically endangered Central and South America parrot found in Nicaragua, Honduras, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia and Ecuador. Two allopatric subspecies are recognized; the nominate subspecies, Ara ambiguus ssp. ambiguus, occurs from Honduras to Colombia, while Ara ambiguus ssp. guayaquilensis appears to be endemic to remnants of dry forests on the southern Pacific coast of Ecuador.

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Last updated September 29, 2026.