Great Green Macaw
Ara ambiguus
New World and African Parrots (Psittacidae) · Psittaciformes (Psittaciformes)
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Often mixed up with
In quizzes, players most often confuse Great Green Macaw with these birds— either this species was picked by mistake, or the other way around.
| Species | Mix-ups |
|---|---|
| Military Macaw Ara militaris | 1 |
| Crimson-fronted Parakeet Psittacara finschi | 1 |
Family
The family Psittacidae or holotropical parrots is one of three families of true parrots. It comprises the 12 species of subfamily Psittacinae (the Afrotropical parrots) and 167 of subfamily Arinae (the New World or Neotropical parrots) including several species that have gone extinct in recent centuries. Some of the most iconic birds in the world are represented here, such as the blue-and-yellow macaw among the New World parrots and the grey parrot among the Afrotropical parrots.
Order
Parrots (order Psittaciformes), also known as psittacines () from the name of the type genus Psittacus, are birds with a strong curved beak, upright stance, and clawed feet. They are classified in four families that contain roughly 410 species in 101 genera, found mostly in tropical and subtropical regions. The four families are the Psittaculidae (Old World parrots), Psittacidae (African and New World parrots), Cacatuidae (cockatoos), and Strigopidae (New Zealand parrots).