macaw (redirected from Harlequin macaw)

macaw: see parrot.

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macaw

Any of about 18 species of large tropical New World parrots (subfamily Psittacinae) with very long tails and big sickle-shaped beaks. Macaws eat fruits and nuts. They are easily tamed and often kept as pets; some learn to mimic human speech, but most only screech. A few have lived 65 years. Best known is the scarlet macaw (Ara macao), found from Mexico to Brazil, a 36-in. (90-cm) bright-red bird with blue and yellow wings, blue and red tail, and white face.

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macaw

any large tropical American parrot of the genera Ara and Anodorhynchus, having a long tail and brilliant plumage

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macaw [mə′kȯ]

(vertebrate zoology)

The common name for large South and Central American parrots of the genusAraand related genera; individuals are brilliantly colored with a long tail, a hooked bill, and a naked area around the eyes.