Ara erythrocephala — Overview

Jamaican Green-and-yellow Macaw learn more about names for this taxon

IUCN threat status:

Extinct (EX)

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Ara erythrocephala was described by Gosse in 1847 as occurring in the mountains of Trelawny and St Anne's, Jamaica, based on a bird "procured by Mr White, proprietor of the Oxford Estate"1. It is thought to have become extinct in the early 19th century.

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