Красный и зелёный ара: описание, распространение и сохранение.

Species of bird
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| image = Ara chloropterus Apenheul Primate Park Netherlands 8a. jpg
| image caption = At Apenheul Primate Park, Netherlands
| status = LC
| status system = IUCN3.1
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| genus = Ara
| species = chloropterus
| authority = Gray, GR, 1859
| range map = Distribution Ara chloropterus. svg
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| synonyms ref = is a large, mostly red macaw of the genus Ara. This is the largest of the genus Ara, widespread in the forests and woodlands of northern and central South America. However, in common with other macaws, in recent years there has been a marked decline in its numbers due to habitat loss and illegal capture for the parrot trade.

The green winged macaw can be readily distinguished from the scarlet macaw. While the breast of both birds are bright red, the upper wing covert feathers of the green winged macaw is mostly green (as opposed to mostly yellow, or a strong mix of yellow and green in the scarlet macaw). In addition, the green winged macaw has characteristic red lines around the eyes formed by rows of tiny feathers on the otherwise bare white skin patch; this is one of the biggest differences from a scarlet macaw to the casual viewer. Iridescent teal feathers are surrounded by red on the tail. If seen together, the green winged macaw is clearly larger than the scarlet macaw as well. In terms of length, this species is second only in size to the hyacinth macaw, the largest of the macaws. The red and green macaw attains a total body length of in adults. Twelve adults were found to average A weight range of between has been reported. The female typically lays two or three eggs in a nest made in a hole in a tree. The female incubates the eggs for about 28 days, and the chicks fledge from the nest about 90 days after hatching.

Since 1999 a population has appeared on Trinidad. Although these might have escaped from captivity, it is also possible they have a wild origin. The historical range of this species is thought to have stretched southwards to include the Argentine provinces of Chaco, Corrientes, Formosa and Misiones. Hunting for meat, the pet trade and changes in land use are thought to have caused the species to be extirpated throughout its Argentine range by the 1960s. The species is listed as critically endangered in Argentina. In the mid 2010s birds were discovered to have colonised Iguazú National Park, and as of 2019 the species appears to have spread further into nearby Parque provincial Puerto Península. The species is furthermore the subject of a re introduction programme to Iberá Provincial Reserve in the province of Corrientes by the World Parrot Trust, Aves Argentinas and Fundación CLT (Conservation Land Trust) (and perhaps BirdLife International), which is hoped may promote tourism to the area. Captive birds from Britain were imported in 2015 and the first pair of British birds was released in February 2019. It's wild population is estimated to be currently between 50,000 and 4,99,999 individuals. It is listed on CITES Appendix II, trade restricted.