page_title: Macaw
section_title: Extinctions and conservation status
hierarchical_section_title: Macaw / Extinctions and conservation status
caption_attribution_description: Macaws (Glaucous, Hyacinthine, Sever, - Scarlet Macaw, Green-winged Macaw, Illger's, and Golden-naped.) From Dr Anton Reichenow (1847 - 1941) work 'Vogelbilder aus fernen Zonen' Illustrated by Gustav Mützel (1839-1893).
context_page_description: Macaws are long-tailed, often colorful, New World parrots. They are popular in aviculture or as companion parrots, although there are conservation concerns about several species in the wild.
context_section_description: The majority of macaws are now endangered in the wild and a few are extinct. The Spix's macaw is now probably extinct in the wild. The glaucous macaw is also probably extinct, with only two reliable records of sightings in the 20th century. The greatest problems threatening the macaw population are the rapid rate of deforestation and illegal trapping for the bird trade. Prehistoric Native Americans in the American Southwest farmed macaws in establishments known as "feather factories".
  International trade of all macaw species is regulated by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Flora and Fauna (CITES). Some species of macaws—the scarlet macaw (Ara macao) as an example—are listed in the CITES Appendix I and may not be lawfully traded for commercial purposes. Other species, such as the red-shouldered macaw (Diopsittaca nobilis), are listed in Appendix II and may legally be traded commercially provided that certain controls are in place, including a non-detriment finding, establishment of an export quota, and issuing of export permits.
caption: Glaucous macaw (behind hyacinth macaw) and other macaws
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