Lear's/Indigo Macaw Sticker

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🦜💙 Lear’s macaw, also known as the indigo macaw, is a parrot species occupying a highly restricted native range in Brazil.

🦜💙 This species is smaller than the hyacinth macaw, has a greener tinge, and a differently shaped patch of yellow skin next to the base of the bill.

🦜💙 Their wild habitat was discovered only in 1978 on sandstone cliffs within a 250,000 km sq. vicinity in Brazil.

🦜💙 The most recent record of their numbers was 1,694 in 2018.

🦜💙 The main threat to the Lear’s macaw is loss of habitat due to humans.

🦜💙 Lear’s macaw has also been a victim of hunting, but more recently individuals are more often being trapped for the aviary trade.

🦜💙 The sandstone cliffs that the macaws use to roost have been bought by Fundação Biodiversitas for protection of the species.

🦜💙 The Brazilian Institute of Environment and Renewable Natural Resources (IBAMA) manage any current conservation projects, however, they state that since the presidency of Bolsonaro, the Amazon forest has seen a 278% increase in the rate of deforestation.