The Catalina macaw

The Catalina macaw is a hybrid produced by crossing a Scarlet Macaw and a Blue and Gold Macaw, and is a hybrid that occurs naturally in the wild. Generally, the female of the pair is the Blue and Gold, since Scarlet macaw females are more difficult to locate. The Catalina macaw usually has a yellow-orange chest with green on the top of the head and green to green-blue, with shadings of orange, on the back of the neck and back. The Catalina Macaws have a long tapered tail similar to that of the Scarlet Macaw. Since the Catalina Macaws look very similar to the Harlequin Macaw, one is sometimes confused for the other.