They are critically endangered, possibly extinct in the wild (IUCN 3.1) The species is conserved through several breeding programs.
Endangered Species. They are known as the most endangered birds in the world. Spix's macaw Although around 50 Spix's macaws exist in captivity (like the ones seen here), the last known bird in the wild disappeared in 2000 and no others are known to remain.
Macaws vocalize to communicate within the flock, mark territory, and identify one another. Macaws are intelligent, social birds that often gather in flocks of 10 to 30 individuals. An Uncertain Future. Spix’s Macaw were thought to be extinct in the wild because of pet trade trapping and loss of the dry Caatinga forests in which it lives, according to the Birdlife website.
Protect endangered species, including the macaw, at World Wildlife Fund. Question for Thought. Prized acquisitions for their beauty and size, macaws are well represented in zoos and private collections around the world. Their loud calls, squawks, and screams echo through the forest canopy. It is often people’s love of animals that causes them to desire exotic animal pets.
Some species can even mimic human speech.
The glaucous macaw and Spix's macaw may already be extinct in the wild. Unlike the other birds, the Spix's macaw has a second chance because of the existence of captive animals. AWWP’s bird nursery has three rooms exclusively for Spix’s Macaws — one for incubation, another for hand-rearing and a room for the fledglings, including a 10-metre-long flight aviary.
Spix’s macaw chicks in an ACTP aviary in Germany. Spix´s are endangered due to hunting and trapping, destruction of their natural habitat, capturing and the introduction of the Africanized bee, a breed of bees that kills breeding Spix´s at their nests. The announcement of the Spix's macaw extinction in the wild was made along with an announcement about the disappearance of seven other bird species. A SMALL BLUE MACAW CONSIDERED EXTINCT IN THE WILD The smallest of the blue macaws, the Spix's Macaw gained international attention in 2011 via the Hollywood animated movie “Rio”, with the supposed last two Spix's Macaws in the lead roles.
Macaws: Macaws are brightly-colored parrots found in the New World, meaning North and South America. Learn about the ways WWF works to conserve a future where people live in harmony with nature. Unfortunately, the largest threats to these animals comes from human involvement. Therefore, all macaws are listed on the IUNC Red List of Threatened Species and are subjects of conservation; and … Question: Are macaws an endangered species?