I am actually planning on purchasing one as a pet. A captive bred one that is. I estimate that I will pay around 20k for one. They are much rarer then the Hyacinth which goes for around 10k.
Hyacinth 8,500 - 11,000
Lear's 18,000 to 20,000
Black Palm Cockatoo (Goliath) 15,000 to 18,000
Black Cockatoo (Yellow Tail) say 22,000 25,000
Black Cockatoo (Red Tail) 28,000 to 30,000
Those prices would be the average (Low & and High) for a captive bred weaned baby from a breeder.
Yeah, these are Lear's alright! At certain points in the video it appears if there is some green coloring near the head and they appear to be a tad smaller then a true Hyacinth. I would have to say that these are in fact Lear's macaws. All though to be absolutely certain I would of had to of been there.
@finny76, first of all, you spelled Hyacinth wrong.. and secondly the Lears and Hyacinth macaws are VERY similar. this video is not enough to tell them apart, and this guy was actually there so im pretty sure he's correct. these are lears.
It could be a LEARS MACAW. The HYACINTH and LEARS MACAW look alike and were thought to be the same species for years. They have now accept that the LEARS Macaw is a DIFFERENT SPECIES and smaller than the HYACINTH!!! The HYACINTH can be up to 40 inches in length and the LEARS is only up to 30 inches. They are also from different places.
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don't blame those of us who can afford to pay for them. When you're rich, you can have anything. They're pretty and I like to have them in my collection. If it's for sale, I'm going to buy it.
"When you're rich you can have anything." So by that logic you can have slaves or concubines or a pet tiger. You cannot just have anything you want, just because you have money and there is somebody willing to get it to you in a very unethical way. With wealth comes responsibility. This is especially true when something is illegal, which having a lear's macaw is.
The Lears Macaw is Rarer than the Hyacinth in the pet trade, although both are rare but there are still a few available. The Hyacinth runs from $8,500 to $25,000 depending on where you go. I found 1 Lears for sale at $22,500.
Expensive but worth it if you want one of the most majestic & rare species of birds on the earth!
skeletore11 2 weeks ago
I am actually planning on purchasing one as a pet. A captive bred one that is. I estimate that I will pay around 20k for one. They are much rarer then the Hyacinth which goes for around 10k.
Hyacinth 8,500 - 11,000
Lear's 18,000 to 20,000
Black Palm Cockatoo (Goliath) 15,000 to 18,000
Black Cockatoo (Yellow Tail) say 22,000 25,000
Black Cockatoo (Red Tail) 28,000 to 30,000
Those prices would be the average (Low & and High) for a captive bred weaned baby from a breeder.
skeletore11 2 weeks ago
Yeah, these are Lear's alright! At certain points in the video it appears if there is some green coloring near the head and they appear to be a tad smaller then a true Hyacinth. I would have to say that these are in fact Lear's macaws. All though to be absolutely certain I would of had to of been there.
skeletore11 2 weeks ago
These ARE lears macaws, you can tell by the SHADE OF FEATHER COLORATION ON THEIR HEAD. HYs are DEEP BLUE. Lears have a tint of GREEN in their plumage
Bokkapooh 1 year ago
Since Lear's macaw is actively protected, the specie recovered a bit.
By 2009 there were about a thousand of those birds in the wild.
This is good news, though such a small population remains extreamely vulnerable.
And yes as others said, it looks very much like the Hyacinth macaw.
ToshAroundMac 1 year ago
This is not a LEARS MACAW but a HAYACYITH MACAW
finny76 2 years ago
@finny76, first of all, you spelled Hyacinth wrong.. and secondly the Lears and Hyacinth macaws are VERY similar. this video is not enough to tell them apart, and this guy was actually there so im pretty sure he's correct. these are lears.
bananatree94 2 years ago
It could be a LEARS MACAW. The HYACINTH and LEARS MACAW look alike and were thought to be the same species for years. They have now accept that the LEARS Macaw is a DIFFERENT SPECIES and smaller than the HYACINTH!!! The HYACINTH can be up to 40 inches in length and the LEARS is only up to 30 inches. They are also from different places.
imissmybaby2003 2 years ago
Exatamente !!!! it's not Lears ! but is wonderful too...
DaherCristina 1 year ago
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don't blame those of us who can afford to pay for them. When you're rich, you can have anything. They're pretty and I like to have them in my collection. If it's for sale, I'm going to buy it.
dangzh24 2 years ago
"When you're rich you can have anything." So by that logic you can have slaves or concubines or a pet tiger. You cannot just have anything you want, just because you have money and there is somebody willing to get it to you in a very unethical way. With wealth comes responsibility. This is especially true when something is illegal, which having a lear's macaw is.
kingjayapala 2 years ago 4
Jealousy is ugly...
dangzh24 2 years ago
Typical, ignorant; I'm glad you can regard another life as a collection. GOOD FOR YOU!
nukem911 2 years ago
The Lears Macaw is Rarer than the Hyacinth in the pet trade, although both are rare but there are still a few available. The Hyacinth runs from $8,500 to $25,000 depending on where you go. I found 1 Lears for sale at $22,500.
imissmybaby2003 2 years ago
nice to see that wild parrots know how to live without damaging their long tail feathers....
gbrattin 2 years ago
Cute birds, i wish smugglers would stop taking these birds from their natural habitat
guanylic12345 2 years ago
dont blame the smugglers, but the people who pay lots of money for them!!!
gcondor 2 years ago
Blame Both. The smugglers take the birds while people pay them to do it.
ChiChan2DT 2 years ago