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Pictures of Macaws in Peru

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Click here if you are interested in see all the pictures for this topic -- including ones that did not make the cut. Macaws gather by the hundreds at clay licks in the Amazon rainforest. The clay provides macaws with minerals -- especially sodium -- while helping to counter dietary toxins ingested during the comsuption of immature seeds,w hich are often chemically protected by midly toxic compounds. Further, the clay lick offers social opportunities akin to a singles bar for macaws.

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Red-and-green macaws (Ara chloroptera)
Red-and-green macaws (Ara chloroptera)


Scarlet macaw (Ara macao)
Scarlet macaw (Ara macao)


Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna), Yellow-crowned parrots (Amazona ochrocephala), and Scarlet macaws feeding on clay
Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna), Yellow-crowned parrots (Amazona ochrocephala), and Scarlet macaws feeding on clay


Scarlet macaw (Ara macao) headshot
Scarlet macaw (Ara macao) headshot


Red-and-green macaws in flight above clay lick
Red-and-green macaws in flight above clay lick


Red-and-green macaws (Ara chloroptera)
Red-and-green macaws (Ara chloroptera)


Red-and-green macaws (Ara chloroptera)
Red-and-green macaws (Ara chloroptera)


Red-and-green macaws (Ara chloroptera) in flight
Red-and-green macaws (Ara chloroptera) in flight


Red-and-green macaws (Ara chloroptera)
Red-and-green macaws (Ara chloroptera)


Red-and-green macaws (Ara chloroptera)
Red-and-green macaws (Ara chloroptera)


Pair of red-and-green macaws fighting in a tree as parrots watch
Pair of red-and-green macaws fighting in a tree as parrots watch


Red-and-green macaws (Ara chloroptera)
Red-and-green macaws (Ara chloroptera)


Red-and-green macaws (Ara chloroptera)
Red-and-green macaws (Ara chloroptera)


Red-and-green macaws (Ara chloroptera) in flight
Red-and-green macaws (Ara chloroptera) in flight


Red-and-green macaws (Ara chloroptera)
Red-and-green macaws (Ara chloroptera)


Red-and-green macaws (Ara chloroptera)
Red-and-green macaws (Ara chloroptera)


Red-and-green macaws (Ara chloroptera)
Red-and-green macaws (Ara chloroptera)


Blue-and-yellow macaws inflight
Blue-and-yellow macaws inflight


Red-and-green macaws (Ara chloroptera)
Red-and-green macaws (Ara chloroptera)


Red-and-green macaw (Ara chloroptera) on clay lick
Red-and-green macaw (Ara chloroptera) on clay lick


Macaw clay lick from a distance
Macaw clay lick from a distance


Red-and-green macaws
Red-and-green macaws


Red-and-green macaws (Ara chloroptera) in flight
Red-and-green macaws (Ara chloroptera) in flight


Red-and-green macaws in flight above clay lick
Red-and-green macaws in flight above clay lick


Red-and-green macaws (Ara chloroptera)
Red-and-green macaws (Ara chloroptera)


Red-and-green macaws (Ara chloroptera)
Red-and-green macaws (Ara chloroptera)


Single red-and-green macaw (Ara chloroptera) on branch preparing to feed on clay wall
Single red-and-green macaw (Ara chloroptera) on branch preparing to feed on clay wall


Red-and-green macaws (Ara chloroptera)
Red-and-green macaws (Ara chloroptera)


Red-and-green macaws (Ara chloroptera)
Red-and-green macaws (Ara chloroptera)


Blue-and-yellow macaws flying toward clay lick
Blue-and-yellow macaws flying toward clay lick


Pair of Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna) flying
Pair of Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna) flying


Close-up on face of a Red-and-green macaw
Close-up on face of a Red-and-green macaw


Macaws feeding on clay lick
Macaws feeding on clay lick


Feathers of scarlet macaw (Ara macao)
Feathers of scarlet macaw (Ara macao)


Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna), Yellow-crowned parrots (Amazona ochrocephala), and Scarlet macaws feeding on clay
Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna), Yellow-crowned parrots (Amazona ochrocephala), and Scarlet macaws feeding on clay


Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna), Yellow-crowned parrots (Amazona ochrocephala), and Scarlet macaws feeding on clay
Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna), Yellow-crowned parrots (Amazona ochrocephala), and Scarlet macaws feeding on clay


Wild Scarlet macaw (Ara macao)
Wild Scarlet macaw (Ara macao)


Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna) and Red-bellied macaws (Ara manilata)
Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna) and Red-bellied macaws (Ara manilata)


Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna), Yellow-crowned parrots (Amazona ochrocephala), and Scarlet macaws feeding on clay
Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna), Yellow-crowned parrots (Amazona ochrocephala), and Scarlet macaws feeding on clay


Pair of Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna) flying
Pair of Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna) flying


Scarlet macaws flying in front of purple flowers
Scarlet macaws flying in front of purple flowers


Macaws feeding on clay wall
Macaws feeding on clay wall


Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna), Yellow-crowned parrots (Amazona ochrocephala), and Scarlet macaws feeding on clay
Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna), Yellow-crowned parrots (Amazona ochrocephala), and Scarlet macaws feeding on clay


Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna), Yellow-crowned parrots (Amazona ochrocephala), and Scarlet macaws feeding on clay
Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna), Yellow-crowned parrots (Amazona ochrocephala), and Scarlet macaws feeding on clay


Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna), Yellow-crowned parrots (Amazona ochrocephala), Red-and-green macaws and Scarlet macaws feeding on clay
Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna), Yellow-crowned parrots (Amazona ochrocephala), Red-and-green macaws and Scarlet macaws feeding on clay


Pair of Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna) flying
Pair of Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna) flying


Three Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna) flying
Three Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna) flying


Three Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna) perched in tree
Three Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna) perched in tree


Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna), Yellow-crowned parrots (Amazona ochrocephala), and Scarlet macaws feeding on clay
Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna), Yellow-crowned parrots (Amazona ochrocephala), and Scarlet macaws feeding on clay


Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna), Yellow-crowned parrots (Amazona ochrocephala), Red-and-green macaws and Scarlet macaws feeding on clay
Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna), Yellow-crowned parrots (Amazona ochrocephala), Red-and-green macaws and Scarlet macaws feeding on clay


Red-bellied macaws (Ara manilata) in flight
Red-bellied macaws (Ara manilata) in flight


Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna) and Scarlet macaws
Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna) and Scarlet macaws


Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna), Yellow-crowned parrots (Amazona ochrocephala), and Scarlet macaws feeding on clay
Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna), Yellow-crowned parrots (Amazona ochrocephala), and Scarlet macaws feeding on clay


Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna), Yellow-crowned parrots (Amazona ochrocephala), and Scarlet macaws feeding on clay
Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna), Yellow-crowned parrots (Amazona ochrocephala), and Scarlet macaws feeding on clay


Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna), Yellow-crowned parrots (Amazona ochrocephala), and Scarlet macaws feeding on clay
Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna), Yellow-crowned parrots (Amazona ochrocephala), and Scarlet macaws feeding on clay


Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna) flying toward clay lick
Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna) flying toward clay lick


Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna), Yellow-crowned parrots (Amazona ochrocephala), and Scarlet macaws feeding on clay
Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna), Yellow-crowned parrots (Amazona ochrocephala), and Scarlet macaws feeding on clay


Flock of Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna) flying toward clay lick
Flock of Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna) flying toward clay lick


Red-and-green macaw in flight
Red-and-green macaw in flight


Blue-and-yellow macaw flying in front of purple flowers
Blue-and-yellow macaw flying in front of purple flowers


Scarlet macaw (Ara macao) headshot
Scarlet macaw (Ara macao) headshot


Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna), Yellow-crowned parrots (Amazona ochrocephala), and Scarlet macaws feeding on clay
Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna), Yellow-crowned parrots (Amazona ochrocephala), and Scarlet macaws feeding on clay


Scarlet macaw (Ara macao) headshot
Scarlet macaw (Ara macao) headshot


Pair of Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna) flying
Pair of Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna) flying


Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna), Yellow-crowned parrots (Amazona ochrocephala), Red-and-green macaws and Scarlet macaws feeding on clay
Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna), Yellow-crowned parrots (Amazona ochrocephala), Red-and-green macaws and Scarlet macaws feeding on clay


Blue-and-yellow macaw (Ara ararauna) in flight
Blue-and-yellow macaw (Ara ararauna) in flight


Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna), Yellow-crowned parrots (Amazona ochrocephala), and Scarlet macaws feeding on clay
Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna), Yellow-crowned parrots (Amazona ochrocephala), and Scarlet macaws feeding on clay


Cobalt-winged Parakeets (Brotogeris cyanoptera) feeding on clay wall with Scarlet macaws (Ara macao)
Cobalt-winged Parakeets (Brotogeris cyanoptera) feeding on clay wall with Scarlet macaws (Ara macao)


Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna), Yellow-crowned parrots (Amazona ochrocephala), and Scarlet macaws feeding on clay
Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna), Yellow-crowned parrots (Amazona ochrocephala), and Scarlet macaws feeding on clay


Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna), Yellow-crowned parrots (Amazona ochrocephala), and Scarlet macaws feeding on clay
Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna), Yellow-crowned parrots (Amazona ochrocephala), and Scarlet macaws feeding on clay


Entire clay lick
Entire clay lick


Blue-and-yellow macaws, Scarlet macaws, and parrots on clay lick
Blue-and-yellow macaws, Scarlet macaws, and parrots on clay lick


Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna), Yellow-crowned parrots (Amazona ochrocephala), Red-and-green macaws and Scarlet macaws feeding on clay
Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna), Yellow-crowned parrots (Amazona ochrocephala), Red-and-green macaws and Scarlet macaws feeding on clay


Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna) and Red-bellied macaws (Ara manilata)
Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna) and Red-bellied macaws (Ara manilata)


Large group of parrots and macaws flying
Large group of parrots and macaws flying


Green-and-red macaw feeding on crackers after stealing them from a room
Green-and-red macaw feeding on crackers after stealing them from a room


Macaws feeding on clay wall
Macaws feeding on clay wall


Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna), Yellow-crowned parrots (Amazona ochrocephala), and Scarlet macaws feeding on clay
Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna), Yellow-crowned parrots (Amazona ochrocephala), and Scarlet macaws feeding on clay


Green-and-red macaw feeding on a banana
Green-and-red macaw feeding on a banana


Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna), Yellow-crowned parrots (Amazona ochrocephala), and Scarlet macaws feeding on clay
Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna), Yellow-crowned parrots (Amazona ochrocephala), and Scarlet macaws feeding on clay


Pair of Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna) flying
Pair of Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna) flying


Macaws feeding on clay wall
Macaws feeding on clay wall




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