Lears Macaw Part III

Part III of a Parrots International video of wild parrots in their natural habitats. This video focuses on the Lear's Macaw, the second rarest macaw in the wild. There are approximately 650 Lear's Macaws left in the wild. All proceeds from Parrots International videos benefit parrot conservation and field research.

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• Parrot
• Lear's
• Macaw
• Amazon
• Conservation
• Wild
• International
• Flying
• Eating
• Conure

[kingjayapala]

"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.

[nukem911]

Typical, ignorant; I'm glad you can regard another life as a collection. GOOD FOR YOU!

[skeletore11]

Expensive but worth it if you want one of the most majestic & rare species of birds on the earth!

[skeletore11]

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]

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.

[Bokkapooh]

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

[DaherCristina]

Exatamente !!!! it's not Lears ! but is wonderful too...

[ToshAroundMac]

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.

[imissmybaby2003]

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]

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.

[bananatree94]

@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.