AMERICAN BIRD CLUB: Lear's Macaw

Bouncing Back in Brazil: Lear’s Macaw A flock of Lear's Macaws creates a colorful, noisy splash of blue against red sandstone canyons in eastern Brazil — the only place in the world where these birds can be found.   Large and gregarious, this blue, long-tailed parrot roosts, feeds, and travels in small- to medium-sized flocks, like other members of its family, including the Lilacine Amazon and Red-masked Parakeet. Although sometimes called the Indigo Macaw, this species’ most common name honors British poet, author, and artist Edward Lear. How did a rare Brazilian macaw end up with the name of a British poet?

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