CARLOS

Catalina Macaw

Ara species, Psittacoidea family

Life expectancy: Averages 50 years or more
Habitat: Prefer high humidity with plenty of rain, Parents native to rainforests of Central America and South America.
Hatched: 1978

Characteristics: Omnivore



Fun Facts About CATALINA MACAW

  • A macaw’s facial feather pattern is as unique as a fingerprint.
  • Macaws, like other parrots, toucans and woodpeckers are zygodactyl, having their first and fourth toes pointing backward.
  • In the wild, the Catalina Macaw will eat clay as part of their diet.
  • Catalinas can vary in color depending on which species fathered it (the male has the dominant gene for appearance and coloration).
  • The Catalina Macaw is a cross between a Blue and Gold and Scarlet Macaw.