Norbert Hebel, bird breeder The caveat for breeders: Hyacinth macaws are notorious for failing to reproduce in captivity, and no one knows why. Even if they lay eggs, the embryos often die ...

Predators. Adult macaws have no known predators, but animals like coatis and possums, and birds like corvids and toucans, prey on their eggs. Hyacinth macaws are inquisitive and playful.

In the Pantanal, hyacinth macaws — highly social and faithful birds that mate for life — prefer to make their nest in the manduvi tree, whose soft trunk is easily hollowed out by a macaw beak. In the ...

In the Pantanal, hyacinth macaws — highly social and faithful birds that mate for life — prefer to make their nest in the manduvi tree, whose soft trunk is easily hollowed out by a macaw beak. In the ...

Ironically, this is the same toucan which has been shown to be the main predator of Hyacinth Macaw eggs. The macaws lose nearly a quarter of their eggs to predators, including Purplish Jays ...

It probably nests in tree cavities and – if it follows captive breeding habits – lays a clutch of two eggs that are incubated for about 28 days. The hyacinth macaw can be very aggressive and ...

The hyacinth macaw is a species that is nonmigratory, monogamous, and slow to develop, with a low reproduction rate. In each fertile period, from July to February, the female lays an average of two ...

In bizarre relationship, hyacinth macaws depend on toco toucans to disperse seeds for manduvi trees, but the toucans eat more than 50 percent of macaw eggs. With dark eyes rimmed in bright yellow ...

The situation is under control at the moment, but still worrying as the refuge is a critical breeding center for the hyacinth macaw. In 2019, fires led to the loss of macaw eggs and hatchlings.

Hyacinth macaws are found in South America. They nest in pre-existing holes in trees with a clutch of two to three eggs. Their biggest threat is habitat loss, making the birds a vulnerable species.