Great green macaw  (Ara ambigua)

Family groups of 5 – 6 birds occupy small home ranges. In Ecuador breeding begins in August and the clutch of up to 3 eggs is laid in a nest in hollows of Cavanillesia plantanifolia trees (2). Elsewhere, nests are usually located in the hollows of mountain almond trees (7). Great green macaws feed on the large almond nuts produced by these trees and move through the forest in response to the presence of fruiting trees (2).