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Blue Macaw Extinct Science Alert. Several are highly or critically endangered others are threatened with extinction and five or more species are already extinct - mainly due to the rapid rate of deforestation hunting and the illegal trapping for the pet trade. Welcome to the Rare Threatened and Endangered Species of Texas by County This is a new version. Has officially announced the extinction of Blue or Spix Macaw The study declared that in recent years 8 species of birds have gone extinct and sadly one of them is blue Macaw. 26 rows The majority of macaws are now endangered in the wild.
Researchers say the striking blue species of parrot that inspired the animated movie Rio probably went extinct nearly 20 years ago. If you do not see this after a CtrlF5 refresh you may need to clear your cache in Chrome to see the updates. In a Facebook image post published Jan. Includes both unreviewed and reviewedapproved observations. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease macaw pulmonary hypersensitivity with polycythemia appears most common in the blue and gold macaw although other macaw species can be affected Taylor and Hunter 1991. This species is endemic to a small area in Bolivia and there are estimated to be fewer than 500 individuals remaining in the wild.
Early diagnosis is difficult due to the reserve capacity of avian lungs and relative inactivity of macaws in aviaries.
The Spixs macaw Brazilian parrot characterised by the loveable lead Blu is now one of eight species that have been added to a list of confirmed or highly likely extinctions under new statistical classifications. 20th Century Fox The species of blue macaw parrot portrayed in the animated movie Rio. Several are highly or critically endangered others are threatened with extinction and five or more species are already extinct - mainly due to the rapid rate of deforestation hunting and the illegal trapping for the pet trade. In the next line. In the real world however Blu wouldve been too late. The report below shows observations of rare birds in Texas.