Red-fronted Macaw
A species of Typical Macaws Scientific name : Ara rubrogenys Genus : Typical Macaws
Red-fronted Macaw, A species of Typical Macaws
Botanical name: Ara rubrogenys
Genus: Typical Macaws
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Description
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. 
Size
60 cm
Nest Placement
Cavity
Feeding Habits
Red-fronted Macaw consumes a diverse diet including legumes, cacti, and fruits from trees like Schinus and Erythrina, as well as maize and groundnuts. Red-fronted Macaw forages for these items, adapting to seasonal availability.
Habitat
Red-fronted Macaw typically reside in arid montane scrub and deciduous woodlands, including cactus-dominated ecosystems within intermontane valleys and gorges. These habitats range in elevation from 1100 to 2700 meters, occasionally extending to 3000 meters. The vegetation is characterized by thorny trees and a variety of cacti, adapting red-fronted Macaw to survive in semi-arid climates with drastic temperature differences between day and night. Unlike their rainforest cousins, red-fronted Macaw are unique in nesting within cliff fissures due to the scarcity of large trees in their range.
Dite type
Frugivorous
General Info
Feeding Habits
Bird food type
Fruit
Scientific Classification
Phylum
Chordates Class
Birds Order
Parrots Family
Parrots Genus
Typical Macaws Species
Red-fronted Macaw 
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