Red-fronted Macaw (Ara rubrogenys)
About the Red-fronted Macaw
The red-fronted macaw (Ara rubrogenys) is a parrot endemic to a small semi-desert mountainous area of Bolivia. It is a critically endangered species; it has been successfully bred in captivity, and is available, if not common, as a pet. It is also sometimes known in the literature as Lafresnaye's macaw, named for the French ornithologist Frédéric de Lafresnaye, who was one of the first to describe the species. The red-fronted macaw is 55–60 cm (21.5–23.5 in) long. It is mostly green, and has a red forehead, a red patch over the ears and bright red to orange edged under wing coverts. It has an area of pinkish skin around the eyes extending to the beak. It has red at the bend of wings and blue primary wing feathers.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 25 recordings for this species: 25 CC BY-NC-SA. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
As soon as someone uploads a freely licensed recording, we mirror it and the player appears here.
Listed as recorded in Bolivia in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Chestnut-fronted MacawAra severusrecording
- Military MacawAra militarisrecording
- Scarlet MacawAra macaorecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.