The Hahn's Macaw or Red-shouldered Macaw is the smallest macaw available in the pet trade. These macaws are relatively common in the pet trade, but their numbers have been dropping in the wild due to habitat loss.
They are endemic to Guianas, Venezuela, Brazil - North of the Amazon. They are not yet considered to be an endangered species, but they are listed in Appendix Two of the Convention on the International Trade in Endangered Species. This status greatly limits the ability to capture or sell wild birds.
These mini-macaws range from 12 to 14 inches in length (~ 30 - 31 cm) - a little larger than a cockatiel. They average 165 g in weight. These small macaws have excellent speech mimicry.
Like all macaws, the Hahn's macaw has a long narrow tail and a large head. It has bright green feathers on the body, with dark or slate blue feathers on the head just above the beak. The wings and tail have feathers that are bright green above and olive-green below. The leading edges of the wings, especially on the underside, are red. (These red feathers appear at puberty.) Their eyes are orange, and the skin around the eyes is white without feathers, just as in the larger macaws. This bare patch of facial skin is smaller in proportion to the head than the one seen in larger macaws.
They are endemic to Guianas, Venezuela, Brazil - North of the Amazon. They are not yet considered to be an endangered species, but they are listed in Appendix Two of the Convention on the International Trade in Endangered Species. This status greatly limits the ability to capture or sell wild birds.
These mini-macaws range from 12 to 14 inches in length (~ 30 - 31 cm) - a little larger than a cockatiel. They average 165 g in weight. These small macaws have excellent speech mimicry.
Like all macaws, the Hahn's macaw has a long narrow tail and a large head. It has bright green feathers on the body, with dark or slate blue feathers on the head just above the beak. The wings and tail have feathers that are bright green above and olive-green below. The leading edges of the wings, especially on the underside, are red. (These red feathers appear at puberty.) Their eyes are orange, and the skin around the eyes is white without feathers, just as in the larger macaws. This bare patch of facial skin is smaller in proportion to the head than the one seen in larger macaws.
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