Lear's Macaw feeding on its favoured Licuri fruits. Photo: Loro Parque Fundación.Despite a severe drought, the Critically Endangered Lear's Macaw population continues to grow due to careful conservation measures.
Photo: Lear's Macaw pair by Ciro Ginez AlbanoThe Lear's Macaw, a striking blue parrot found in northeastern Brazil, has been downlisted from Critically Endangered (the highest threat category) to Endangered as a direct result of conservation action, revealed the 2009 update to the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
Lears macaws. Image by Ciro Albano - NE Brazil BirdingThe Lear's Macaw, a striking blue parrot found in northeastern Brazil, has been downlisted from Critically Endangered (the highest threat category) to Endangered as a direct result of conservation action, revealed the 2009 update to the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.