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Scarlet Macaw

Ara macao
(Linnaeus, C, 1758)
Guacamayo Macao
Araracanga
Family: Psittacidae
Order: Psittaciformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern

Other common names: Lapa Roja.

Synonyms: Psittacus macao.

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Foto
Photography ID: 671236
  Adult
Quepos
San José
Costa Rica
02/03/2026
Rodolfo Julio Velazquez
Foto
Photography ID: 641729
  Adult
Tárcoles
Puntarenas
Costa Rica
04/08/2025
Eduardo Nadal
Foto
Photography ID: 600512
  Adult
La Tigra
Alajuela
Costa Rica
08/18/2024
Ana Patricia Bogantes Cortés
Foto
Photography ID: 575670
  Adult
Orotina
Alajuela
Costa Rica
01/23/2024
Carlos Schmidt
Foto
Photography ID: 552766
  Adult
Limonal
Guanacaste
Costa Rica
05/07/2018
Nino A. Grangetto
Foto
Photography ID: 330105
  Adult
Bahia drake
Puntarenas
Costa Rica
02/06/2019
Lucas Pisana



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
242771303/02/2026Costa RicaSan JoséCerca del Pacífico, QueposRodolfo Julio Velazquez
231400208/04/2025Costa RicaPuntarenasTárcolesEduardo Nadal
215330718/08/2024Costa RicaAlajuelaLa lucha, La TigraAna Patricia Bogantes Cortés
204750827/02/2024Costa RicaPuntarenasLas Caletas Lodge, Bahia drakeMarcelo Gavensky
204750726/02/2024Costa RicaPuntarenasLas Caletas Lodge, Bahia drakeMarcelo Gavensky
204749826/02/2024Costa RicaPuntarenasPelágica (tour de delfines y ballenas), Bahia drakeMarcelo Gavensky
204747225/02/2024Costa RicaPuntarenasParque Nacional CorcovadoMarcelo Gavensky
204739523/02/2024Costa RicaPuntarenasOjochalMarcelo Gavensky
204736422/02/2024Costa RicaPuntarenasUvita, PuntarenasMarcelo Gavensky
204735121/02/2024Costa RicaPuntarenasJacoMarcelo Gavensky
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Scarlet Macaw (Ara macao) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 12/04/2026.