### animal | vertebrate | bird | parrot:

Macaw
* All macaws are sexually monomorphic.
* All macaws have large beaks, with the upper portion overlapping the lower
  - the same physical characteristics
  - share the same physical characteristics
* Many macaws have vibrant plumage.
* Most macaws eat fruit
* Most macaws feed on fruit
  - palm nuts
  - tropical fruit
* Most macaws have beaks
  - black eyes
  - bones
  - coloration
  - eyesights
  - good eyesights
  - plumages
  - powerful beaks
* Most macaws have same characteristics
  - toes
  - tongues
  - vision
  - yellow eyes
* Most macaws make loud noise
  - other loud noise
  - sound
* Most macaws reach maturity
  - sexual maturity
* Most macaws require diets
  - fat diets
* Some macaws are nearly extinct
  - pals with CAGs and some little birds boss around their larger counterparts
  - can be quite aggressive, but the majority are docile creatures
  - consist of seeds
* Some macaws eat nuts
  - feed on seeds
* Some macaws have blue feathers
  - tail feathers
  - loud voices
  - live in basins
  - lose weight
  - possess food
* Some macaws regurgitate diets
  - use fingers.
  * A 'macaw' New World parrot. Some of the species are large birds, the largest of the parrots. Macaws are native to Mexico, Central America, South America, and formerly the Caribbean
* also visit riverbanks and cliffs made of clay soil, which they eat.
* are beautiful, brilliantly colored members of the parrot family
  - by far one of the longest living parrots
  - curious and intelligent birds
  - flamboyant, colorful, intelligent and captivating birds
  - found in South America, Mexico, and Caribbean
  - gregarious, usually being found in small flocks, family groups, or in pairs
  - in trouble for a number of reasons, but mostly due to deforestation
  - individuals
* are intelligent and curious birds that like to explore and keep busy
  - inquisitive, some have figured out how to open their cages, for example
  - king-sized members of the parrot family and have typical parrot features
  - long-lived, some to over fifty years
  - loud and noisy
  - monogamous and mate for life
  - most likely to be sold in avian-specialty stores or from bird breeder
  - native to Mexico , Central America , South America , and formerly the Caribbean
  - no fussy eaters
  - one of the most colorful species of parrots
  - part of the parrot family
  - playful and active, and have an exuberant personality to go along with their size
  - popular as pets because of their size and spectacular colors
  - shriekers but are also curious and intelligent
  - strikingly shaded parrots that are huge to medium in size
* are the largest parrots
  - largest, perhaps most familiar group of parrots and are very long lived birds
  - most colorful members of the bird family
  - usually zoo pets and house pets
* are very colorful in nature
  - social and intelligent animals
* are wary birds and feed on seeds, nuts, berries and leaves
  - usually avoid human contact
  - well known for their showy coloration
* become fledglings when they begin to learn to fly.
* can be prone to feather-destructive behaviors
  - quite playful and love toys they can chew up, especially items made of wood
  - eat some poisonous seeds and unripe fruits that no other animal can digest
  - still have a limited amount of flight due to their large wing web area
* communicate between one another using loud vocal calls such as squawking and screaming.
* eat a variety of seeds, nuts, fruits, berries and vegetation such as leaf buds in the wild
  - cooked pasta, fruits and vegetables, nuts, seeds, hot peppers, and cooked beans
  - the fruit and nuts from the almendo tree
* fascinate and amaze with their exotic aura and, sometimes, gaudy plumage.
* generally nest in treeholes or crevices in rocks.
* get a variety of nuts to satisfy the chewing instinct and to help prevent boredom.
  - curve beaks
  - hook beaks
  - huge strong grey-black bills
  - long tail feathers as well as big beaks
  - sharp, hooked bills which are perfect for eating nuts, fruits, and seeds
  - the ability to learn dozens of words and short phrases in their lifetimes
* includes air sacs
  - bird's feet
  - brains
  - breasts
  - cell membranes
  - cells
  - chest cavities
  - chests
  - corpi
  - cytoplasm
  - faces
  - flight feathers
  - heads
  - lips
  - mouths
  - nuclei
  - plasma membranes
  - quill feathers
  - rib cages
  - second joints
  - sections
  - skulls
  - sterna
  - talons
  - vacuoles
  - wishbones
* live in flocks in the wild and are intensely social birds, mating for life
  - of a few to several dozen individuals
  - longer than most dogs and birds
* love acrobatics and appreciate a swing or a rope to twirl on
  - attention, physical interaction, and they enjoy being petted
* make excellent pets but are very loud
  - holes in tall trees which they live in
* nest high up in dead trees, into which they gnaw a nesting hole.
* occupy areas.
* often lunge at people, especially strangers.
* play an important role in seed dispersal.
* prefer rainforests.
* range in size from very small to extremely large.
* require a lot of fat and oil in their diet
* typically live in Central and South America in the rainforest
* usually leave their parents and start looking for a mate at age two or three
  - live in pairs, and after the nesting season, in family groups
* vary greatly in size