Cuban macaw (Ara tricolor)

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Aves
Order	Psittaciformes
Family	Psittacidae
Genus	Ara (1)

Top facts

• Sadly the Cuban macaw is now Extinct because of the destruction of nesting trees and hunting for food.
• As its name suggests, the Cuban macaw was endemic to Cuba.
• The Cuban macaw lived in forests and nested in large holes in trees.
• It is thought that the Cuban macaw fed on palm seeds.

Classified as Extinct (EX) on the IUCN Red List (1).

Information on the Cuban macaw is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly.

This information is awaiting authentication by a species expert, and will be updated as soon as possible. If you are able to help please contact:
arkive@wildscreen.org.uk

1. IUCN Red List (September, 2009)
   http://www.iucnredlist.org