Size:
50 cm
Weight:
Not recorded.
Subspecies including nominate:
one
Colour Adult:
Red and orange wash on face, crown and throat, deep yellow on neck. Crimson wing-coverts, blue primary wing feathers. White face, large black beak. Legs and feet slate grey. Upper tail and vent scarlet, mid-tail to tip blue.
Colour Juvenile:
Not recorded.
Call:
Was described as similar to macaws in Central America.
More Information:
Content Sources:
Avibase
BirdLife International
Vanished and Vanishing Parrots, Forshaw, 2017.
Captive Status:
—
Longevity:
—
Housing:
—
Diet:
—
Enrichment:
—
Nest Box Size:
—
Clutch Size:
Not recorded.
Fledging Age:
—
Hatch Weight:
—
Peak Weight:
—
Weaning Weight:
—
World Population:
None.
IUCN Red List Status:
Extinct
CITES Listing:
Not Listed
Threat Summary:
Were trapped for wild bird trade and hunted for food.
Range:
Formerly Cuba, probably included Isla de Pinos and possibly Hispaniola.
Habitat:
Were reported from lowland savanna, including coastal regions, and interior forests at low elevations. They frequented open areas with scattered trees, particularly with palms.
Wild Diet:
Recorded food items include fruits, seeds of introduced Chinaberry trees Melia azedarach, and shoots and buds. May also have fed on palm nuts.
Ecology and Behaviour:
Birds are said to have occurred in pairs and family groups. The ease with which they were captured or shot suggest that they were confiding, like other Caribbean macaws.
Clutch and Egg Size:
Not recorded.
Breeding Season:
Nests were apparently in palm tree cavities.
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