Macaw

This article is about the group of birds. For other uses, see Macaw (disambiguation).

Macaw
Scarlet macaw (Ara macao), Blue-and-yellow macaw (Ara ararauna) & Military Macaw (Ara militaris).
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Psittaciformes
Family:	Psittacidae
Subfamily:	Arinae
Tribe:	Arini
Groups included
Anodorhynchus Ara Cyanopsitta Primolius Orthopsittaca Diopsittaca

Macaws are a group of large New World parrots that are long-tailed and often colorful, in the tribe Arini. They are popular in aviculture or as companion parrots, although there are conservation concerns about several species in the wild.