The Tambopata Macaw Project Photo and Sound Gallery.
Please see below for pictures of the most common of the Psittacid species from south-eastern Peru. An important part of the work that the Tambopata Macaw Project hopes to achieve in 2006 is a census to determine the abundance of as many of the species in the area as possible. During a census, most birds are identified by their calls, so learning the sounds are very important. It is highly recommended that you download the calls to listen to them repeatedly to get used to them. We have more cds with more calls at the lodges.
Download a zip file with all calls here. Total size 4516kb
photos are not to scale
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| Blue and Yellow Macaw Ara ararauna This beautiful bird is found around palm swamps, as it uses dead palm trees as nesting sites. Call: The harshest of the macaw calls, but with lyrical notes in flight Perched (900Kb) Flying (405Kb) |
The Red and Green Macaw Ara chloroptera The largest of the 6 Macaw species found in the Tambopata area. It is differentiated from the Scarlet Macaw by the green on the wing, as opposed to yellow. Call: A typical harsh sound Perched (355Kb) |
Scarlet Macaw Ara macao Large macaw with yellow on the wings and a plain white face. Some individuals have a longer tail than the average Red and Green. Call: A very strident alarm call, generally more harsh than the Red and Green Macaw. Alarm (183Kb) |
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Chestnut-fronted Macaw |
Red-bellied Macaw |
Blue-headed Macaw Primolius couloni Endangered. A green macaw with black skin around the face and green-yellow underwings. Call: A weak, nasal nyap-nyap |
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| Mealy Parrot Amazona farinosa The largest and noisiest of the parrots species, larger even than the small macaws. Call: A large variation of gurgling and squawks with on old telephone ring. Perched (900Kb) Flying (446Kb) |
Yellow-crowned Parrot Amazona ochrocephela A brighter green than the Mealy Parrot, it also has a splash of yellow on its forehead. Call: A gargling version of the Mealy Parrot call. Perched (225Kb) |
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| Orange-cheeked Parrot Pionopsitta barrabandi A medium sized parrot with a black and orange head and bright red under the wings in flight. Call: A soft "prrweep prrweep" almost identical to Blue-headed Parrot. |
Blue-headed Parrot Pionus menstruus The only medium sized parrot with a blue head and red under the tail. Call: See Orange-Cheek Flying (58 Kb) |
White-bellied Parrot
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| White-eyed Parakeet Aratinga leucopthalmus A large all green parakeet with patches of red on the shoulder and yellow under the wings. Call: Short squawks and trills. Perched (176 Kb) |
Dusky-headed Parakeet Aratinga weddellii A small parakeet with white around the eye and a grey head. Call: Sometimes a distinctive 4 note series, 2 notes high, 2 low. Flying (304Kb) |
Cobalt-winged Parakeet Brotogeris cyanoptera A small, very common parakeet, with a short tail. Call: Rapid cheeps, with a distinctive rasping noise. Perched (1200 Kb) |
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| Black-capped Parakeet | Amazonian Parrotlet | Scarlet-shouldered Parrotlet |