Scarlet Macaw Ara macao Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (33)
- Subspecies (2)
Nigel Collar, Peter F. D. Boesman, and Christopher J. Sharpe
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated May 26, 2014
Text last updated May 26, 2014
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Bulgarian | Червен ара |
| Catalan | guacamai roig alagroc |
| Chinese | 緋紅金剛鸚鵡 |
| Czech | ara arakanga |
| Dutch | Geelvleugelara |
| English | Scarlet Macaw |
| English (United States) | Scarlet Macaw |
| French | Ara rouge |
| French (France) | Ara rouge |
| German | Scharlachara |
| Icelandic | Rauðari |
| Japanese | コンゴウインコ |
| Norwegian | rødara |
| Polish | ara żółtoskrzydła |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | araracanga |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Araracanga |
| Russian | Красный ара |
| Serbian | Crveno-plava ara |
| Slovak | ara arakanga |
| Slovenian | Svetlordeča ara |
| Spanish | Guacamayo Macao |
| Spanish (Costa Rica) | Guacamayo Rojo |
| Spanish (Ecuador) | Guacamayo Escarlata |
| Spanish (Honduras) | Guara Roja |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Guacamaya Roja |
| Spanish (Panama) | Guacamaya Roja |
| Spanish (Peru) | Guacamayo Escarlata |
| Spanish (Puerto Rico) | Guacamayo Rojo |
| Spanish (Spain) | Guacamayo macao |
| Spanish (Venezuela) | Guacamaya Bandera |
| Swedish | röd ara |
| Turkish | Karmen Rengi Ara |
| Ukrainian | Араканга |
Ara macao (Linnaeus, 1758)
PROTONYM:
Psittacus Macao
Linnaeus, 1758. Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1, p.96.
TYPE LOCALITY:
South America.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- ARA
- macao
- Macao
The Key to Scientific Names
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
Originally Appeared in
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Scarlet Macaw
