Ara ambigua

• Overview
• Interesting Facts
• Common Names
• Description
• Taxonomy
• Similar Species
• More Info
• Further Reading
• Notes

Overview

Interesting Facts

Common Names

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Description

Habitat

Inhabits the canopies of humid lowland forests , feeding mostly on the fruit of the giant leguminous tree Dipteryx panamensis. it is becoming increasingly scarce due to deforestation and the subsequent elimination of its food source.

Taxonomy

Synonyms

Ara ambigua (Bechstein, 1811) • Ara ambiguus (Bechstein, 1811)

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: 17-Oct-2001.

Similar Species

Members of the genus Ara

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 29 species and subspecies in this genus:

A. ambigua (Great Green Macaw) · A. ambigua ambigua (Great Green Macaw) · A. ambiguus (Great Green Macaw) · (Blue and Gold Macaw) · A. atwoodi (Bahia Rufous-Vented Ground-Cuckoo) · A. auricollis (Golden-Collared Macaw) · A. autocthones (Brown-Backed Parrotlet) · A. caninde (Wagler's Macaw) · A. chloroptera (Red and Green Macaw) · A. chloropterus (Red and Green Macaw) · A. couloni (Blue-Headed Macaw) · A. cubensis (Cuban Macaw) · A. erythrocephala (Jamaican Green-And-Yellow Macaw) · A. glaucogularis (Blue-Throated Macaw) · A. gossei (Yellow-Headed Macaw) · A. guadeloupensis (Lesser Antillean Macaw) · A. macao (Scarlet Macaw) · A. macao macao (Scarlet Macaw) · A. manilata (Red-Bellied Macaw) · A. maracana (Blue-Winged Macaw) · A. militaris (Military Macaw) · A. militaris militaris (Military Macaw) · A. nobilis (Red-Shouldered Macaw) · A. nobilis nobilis (Red-Shouldered Macaw) · A. rubrogenys (Red-Fronted Macaw) · A. severa (Chestnut-Fronted Macaw) · A. severa severa (Chestnut-Fronted Macaw) · A. severus (Chestnut-Fronted Macaw) · A. tricolor (Hispaniolan Macaw)

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Further Reading

• Annotated CITES Appendices and Reservations CITES url p. 75, p. 76.
• Annual report of the New York Zoological Society. New York: The Society, 1897- url p. 158, p. 204, p. 204.
• Biologia centrali-americana: Aves / [London: R.H. Porter], 1879-1904. url , .
• Bulletin - United States National Museum. Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press, [etc.];1877-1971. url , p. 120, p. 122, p. 134.
• Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College. 92 1943 Cambridge, Mass.: The Museum, 1863- url p. 312.
• Catalogue of birds of the Americas and the adjacent islands in Field Museum of Natural History. including all species and subspecies known to occur in North America, Mexico, Central America, South America, the West Indies, and islands of the Caribbean Sea, the Galapagos Archipelago, and other is by Charles E. Hellmayr and Boardman Conover. 13 1918 Chicago: Field Museum of Natural History, 1918. url p. 54.
• Catalogue of scientific papers (1800-1900) Comp. by the Royal society of London. Cambridge, C. J. Clay and sons, 1867-1902; url p. 909.
• Catalogue of scientific papers, 1800-1900. Compiled by the Royal Society of London. London, C.J. Clay and Sons, 1867-1902 [etc.] Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 1914-25. url p. 909.
• Catalogue of the Birds in the British Museum. London, 1874-98. url p. 160.
• Check-list of North American birds: the species of birds of North America from the Arctic through Panama, including the West Indies and Hawaiian Islands / prepared by the Committee on Classification and Nomenclature of the American Orni Lawrence, Kan.: American Ornithologists' Union, 1983. url p. 272.
• Checklist of CITES Species CITES, WCMC url p. 102, p. 159, p. 161, p. 54.
• Checklist of CITES Species: a reference to the appendices to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora CITES url p. 138, p. 140, p. 65.
• Checklist of birds listed in the CITES appendices and in EC Regulation 338/97 JNCC url p. 278, p. 280.
• Coral Reefs of the World. url p. 125.
• Feather mites of the Aralichus canestrinii (Trouessart) complex (Acarina, Pterolichidae) from New World parrots (Psittacidae). and conclusions to the study / Warren T. Atyeo, Tila M. Pérez. 62 1990 Chicago, Ill.: Field Museum of Natural History, c1990. url figs. 1-2 , p. 4.
• IUCN Directory of Neotropical Protected Areas IUCN url p. 167, p. 174, p. 178, p. 268.
• List of the vertebrated animals now or lately living in the gardens of the Zoological Society of London. London: Printed for the Society by Longmans, Green, Reader, and Dyer, 1883. url p. 339.
• List of vertebrated animals living in the gardens of the Zoological Society of London. .. London, Printed for the Society, 1866. url p. 96.
• Ornithological bibliography. [Washington: Geological Survey [etc.], 1878-1880. url p. 740.
• Ornithological gazetteer of Ecuador / Raymond A. Paynter, Jr. Cambridge, Mass.: Obtainable from Bird Dept., Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University, c1993. url p. 234.
• Pacific coast avifauna / Cooper Ornithnological Club of California. Santa Clara, Calif.: The Club, 1900-1974. url p. 3, p. 3.
• Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. Philadelphia, Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia url p. 251, p. 251, p. 368, p. 368.
• Proceedings of the United States National Museum. Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press, [etc.] url p. 616.
• Publication. Field Museum of Natural History. Chicago, U.S.A.: The Museum, 1910-1943. url p. 54.
• Revised list of the vertebrated animals now or lately living in the gardens of the Zoological society of London. 1872. London, Printed for the Society, [1872] url p. 183.
• Smithsonian miscellaneous collections. 150 1968 Washington: Smithsonian Institution, 1862-1968. url index, page 585, p. 593, p. 66.
• Special scientific report--wildlife / U.S. Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service. Washington, D.C.: The Service, 1949- url p. 34.
• The Marine Mammal Commission compendium of selected treaties, international agreements, and other relevant documents on marine resources, wildlife, and the environment / compiled by Richard L. Wallace. Washington, D.C.: The Commission; 1994 url p. 628.
• The birds of North and Middle America: a descriptive catalogue of the higher groups, genera, species, and subspecies of birds known to occur in North America, from the Arctic lands to the Isthmus of Panama, the West Indies and other island Washington: Govt. Print. Off., 1901- url , , , .
• The collected scientific papers of the late Alfred Henry Garrod, M.A., F.R.S. / edited, with a biographical memoir of the author, by W.A. Forbes. London: R.H. Porter, 1881. url p. 247, p. 523.
• The published writings of Philip Lutley Sclater, 1844-1896. Prepared under the direction of G. Brown Goode. Washington, Govt. Print. Off., 1896. url p. 27.
• The structure and classification of birds, by Frank E. Beddard... LondonLongmans, Green, and co., 1898. url p. 262.
• World Checklist of Threatened Birds Joint Nature Conservation Committee url p. 96.

Notes

Contributors

• Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 and ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
• Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 9, 2012.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 09, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from provider.
• Zoo Ave, Alajuela, Costa Rica

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 09, 2008:

• Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum: Bishop Museum Natural History Specimen Data

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 10626
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-177660
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 177660
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 148757

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