PANTANAL, Brazil - Hyacinth macaws in their cobalt-blue splendor descended on palm trees like exalted angels as we sat in our unpretentious fishing camp along the Rio Piquiri. The birds appeared in ...

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.

Recent fires in Brazil’s Pantanal wetlands have burned through nearly 80% of a refuge that serves as critical habitat for the iconic hyacinth macaw, according to media reports. The striking, ...

WASHINGTON (CN) - The Secretary of the Interior encourages wildlife poaching, nest robbing and smuggling by refusing to list 13 species of parrots, macaws and cockatoos as endangered, the Friends of ...

The Tulsa Zoo is welcoming a new bird! Hyacinth macaw Crystal (right) was brought here for male Ollie (left) from the Baton Rouge Zoo as part of the AZA Species Survival Plan. The Tulsa Zoo said in a ...