Scarlixii

## Biological Information

### Species

Blue Spix's Macaw X Scarlet Macaw hybrid (Cyanopsitta spixii + Ara macao hybrid)

## Background Information

### Appearances

Foreign Feathers

> I just need to get home... even if I don't know where exactly it is..
>
> -Scarlixii

**Scarlixii** is a Spix/Scarlet Hybrid Macaw known as a *Spixlet Macaw*, and is the main protagonist of Foreign Feathers

## Personality:

Easily excited, easily irritated, kind, happy-go-lucky, and adaptable

## Physical Appearance:

Scarlixii is a very striking macaw; with an impressive wingspan, a long tail, and large sharp claws. He has a very unique color combination with strong blues, scarlet reds and hints of greens. In this combination, the Blue Spix's Macaw contributes to the the rich blues while the Scarlet contributes the reds along with some blue. Scarlixii's size is intermediate between a scarlet macaw and a Spix's macaw, standing at 27 inches in height, which is taller than the Spix's 22 inches, yet still shorter than the scarlet's 32 inches.

His plumage is mostly a lush and vivid cerulean blue, but the flight feathers of his wings gradient to scarlet as do the ends of his tail feathers, and the undersides of the wing and tail flight feathers are red with metallic greenish blue iridescence. The markings around his eyes and beak are a lighter blue that goes down to his chest, fading to his main color. Scarlixii has long, sleek blue crest feathers on his head that gradient to scarlet at the tips in a similar fashion to his wing and tail feathers which fall on his back and either sides of his head. Scarlixii also has three short feathers on the back of his head. His crest feathers sometimes block his eyes, making him shake his head around to push them back. When he is upset, frightened or shocked, the feathers will very suddenly spike out. His beak is a paler in color on top and dark black with brown undertones below. His talons are black. He has blueish grey bare facial skin like a Spix's, and blue irises with a long blue feathery eyelashes which curl up erect from each eye.

He wears an aluminum leg band with his name engraved into it.

## Abilities

### Natural Abilities

* **Flight:** Scarlixii is blessed with the gift of flight.
* **Mimicking:** Scarlixii can mimic the sounds he hears.
* **Beak:** Being a macaw, Scarlixii's beak is very strong. He can even use their beaks to crack coconut shells, which is impressive. This also means he can give some nasty bites and pecks.
* **Talons:** Scarlixii is very dexterous with his talons, more so than other kinds of birds.

## Trivia

* Scarlixii was loosely inspired by Hector, a real-life Hybrid Macaw (Though Hector is a Hyacinth X Green Wing, not a Spixlet) who lived in California until 2022 when Hector got rehomed to Flying Colors Aviary on Widbey Island.
* As of me writing this, no spixlet macaws have been documented so his colors will be based off of Hyarlet Macaws.
* Scarlixii's name is a portmanteau, combining the words Scarlet, and Spixii. (*Spixii* being the Latinized form of the surname "von Spix" and the species name of the Spix's macaw).
* Scarlixii's theme is Stereo Heart (Female Version) and it is his favorite song.
* Though his name is Scarlixii, he is usually refereed to as just "Scarlix" by most of the other characters.

## Gallery

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