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Hahns Macaw
Yellow-Collared Mini-Macaw
The Yellow Collared Mini Macaw,
ara auricollis Cassin, is about 38 cm (18 inches) when adult size. They
are a middle sized "mini Macaw". Their weight is between 175
and 210 grams average. The Yellow Collared is predominantly
geen, with their forehead, crown and lower checks brownish-black.
There is a slight bluish tinge on the hindcrown, and a yellow
collar encircling their hindneck. the primaries and primary
coverts are blue. The naked facial skin is creamy white.
The beak is gray black and becoming horned-colored at the
tip. Immature birds will look the same except that the babies have a
less defined yellow ring around their neck, although only slightly less
defined.
HABITAT
These
birds
are from the state of Mato Grosso, Brazil, and the provinces of Beni,
Santa Cruz, and Tarija, Bolvia, through Paraguay to north-western
Argentina in southern Jujuy and northern Salta. They are
plentiful in swamplands throughout Mato Grosso, Brazil. They travel
more in small flocks, and when they do pair together, it seems to be
less obvious within their social units.
NOISE
They
have a tendency to have a sharp, high-pitched screech.
SOCIAL HABITS
Yellow
Collars are playful fun, energetic, inquisitive and into everything.
They have plenty of personality and can't resist toys.
Like
most of the mini-macaw species, they can
be a bit stubborn when wanting their own way, but not in a mean
way. They can be an O.K. talker probably
learning a dozen or more words, but quick to learn.
CAGES
This
slightly larger size mini-macaws need
a cage about 24" x 24". but because they do have a long tail feather,
they need a cage that would be taller on the inside then what most
birds might need.
I found that these guys do like toys that they can swing and
hang
on, so that means, you need to have room in their cage to take this
into consideration. They are not really hard on
a cage, but a good quality powder-coated cage would be excellent. Suitable bar spacing would
be 5/8" to 3/4".
DIET INFORMATION
The
best diet for any parrot and not withstanding, as with the yellow
collars, would be pellets and lots
of fresh fruits and vegetables.
They
are not very fussy eaters and are fond of sunflower seeds and nuts.
Avoid the sunflower seeds, but macaws do well with nuts maybe
a
small handful now and then. Of course you can always use sunflower
seeds as a good bird reward.
With a good pellet diet, additional vitamins are not
necessary except maybe spirulina.
Spirulina will enhance the color on your Mini Macaw, such
as the reds and blues, plus it is very healthy.
There are a lot of mixes on the market today which will
broadened a vegetable and fruit diet.
Seed should be fed only in small portions by hand, maybe
when doing trick training or “good-bird” offerings. There are also excellent
“good food” treats available through a good bird
store. A
must with any parrot is a water bottle system.
This will provide fresh, clean water to your bird at all
times, even when you aren’t home for a couple of days.
MATURING
They
will usually reach maturity between 2 and 3 years of age.
BREEDING
Be
sure that you have unrelated birds if you decide to breed. They can only be sexed
either by blood DNA sexing or surgically by a qualified vet. A nest box that is about 18"
x 18" x 20" high is a good size.
They do like them taller, where they tend to go down to the
nesting area from the entrance hole. An ABS
plastic nest box should be considered since it is dark on the inside
and almost indestructible, and much safer.
Most mini Macaws to my knowledge are never aggressive in a
breeding situation.. A
female will lay 2-4 eggs about a day or 2 apart, and
quite commonly will hatch almost all of them.
They generally will make good parents and will easily
raise their babies to 10 days to 2 weeks at which time, they should be
pulled for handfeeding.
Be sure to pull babies BEFORE the time they open their
eyes since if they are allowed to stay in the next longer, they can be
very scared of people.
I have seen baby yellow collars that are pulled from the next too late,
become very afraid and roll over on their backs in fear of people, and
even be very hard to get them to eat. Eggs are
usually incubated for 28 days.
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