Blue-and-yellow Macaw (Ara Ararauna), Blue-and-gold Macaw, BioParque Do Rio, Rio De Janeiro Stock Photo

Blue-and-yellow macaw (Ara ararauna), blue-and-gold macaw, BioParque do Rio, Rio de Janeiro, South America, Brazil. The blue-and-yellow macaw (Ara ararauna), also known as the blue-and-gold macaw, is a large South American parrot with a mostly blue dorsum, light yellow orange venter, and gradient hues of green on top of its head. It is a member of the large group of neotropical parrots known as macaws. It inhabits forest (especially varzea, but also in open sections of terra firme or unflooded forest), woodland and savannah of tropical South America. Arara canindé.