Harlequin Macaws

The Harlequin Macaw is a hybrid produced by breeding a Green Wing Macaw and a Blue and Gold Macaw. If the male of the pair is a Green Wing, the offspring will generally inherit the physical build and size of the Green Wing with much of the coloring on the back and head similar to that of the Blue and Gold. The feathers of the chest are a red-orange edged with yellow-orange. Depending on the cross of Green Wing macaw male to Blue and Gold Macaw female, or Blue and Gold Macaw male to Green Wing Macaw female, a Harlequin Macaw can look very similar, if not identical, to a Catalina Macaw. Generally, the male is a Green Wing because female Green Wing macaws are more difficult to find than Blue and Gold females. For this reason, Harlequin Macaws usually have a larger build and head than a Catalina Macaw(see below), and the chest color is more of a red-orange than the yellow-orange of the Catalina Macaw.