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Lear's Macaw

Educational resources on Lear's Macaw

Lear's Macaw or Anodorhynchus leari is listed on the IUCN Red list (1996) as Critically Endangered due to C2b. IUCN Profile of the Lear's Macaw

Academic web links for the Lear's Macaw.


The Extinction of the Glaucus Macaw
People who know much about the world's parrots may also have heard of the close relative of the Hyacinth, the Lear's Macaw (Andorhynchus leari).
vtpb-www2.cvm.tamu.edu/brightsmith/Glaucus%20Macaw.htm

[BCNnet] Lawmaker wants answers on BP, Horseshoe
Next message: [BCNnet] FW: [BCAlist] Lear's Macaw Making a Remarkable Comeback in ProtectedReserve - New Survey Finds 750 Birds Messages sorted by:
www.ece.iit.edu/pipermail/bcnnet/2007-July/001281.html

Saving Our Furry Friends
In South America, they are fighting to protect the endangered Lear's macaw. Busch Gardens is the only zoological park in the world to ever breed a Lear's macaw in captivity.
iml.jou.ufl.edu/projects/fall01/Frey/animals.htm

Untitled Document [www.bio.davidson.edu]
Of the other two species, the Glaucus macaw is thought to be extinct and the Lear’s macaw is severely endangered. The genus name literally means “no tooth nose
www.bio.davidson.edu/people/vecase/Behavior/Spring2007/Finley/UntitledFrameset-3.html

Recent posts | The Center for Climate and Society
Lear’s Macaw: back from the brink : admin: 0: 23 weeks 3 days ago: Story: Reducing emissions from deforestation in developing countries: admin: 0: 23 weeks 3 days ago
climate.society.gmu.edu/tracker?page=5

Summer 2001 Michigan Today--Confessions of a cautiously optimistic ...
Additionally, exploitation for the pet trade has almost eliminated species like the Lear's macaw from the wild, and the killing of bears for Chinese medicines has crashed bear
www.umich.edu/~newsinfo/MT/01/Sum01/mt10s01a.html

Boston University School of Theology Archives
Indigo Macaw or Lear's Macaw, Anodorhynchus leari; Cyanopsitta. Little Blue Macaw or Spix's Macaw, Cyanopsitta spixii (extinct in the wild)
sthweb.bu.edu/archives/index.php?option=com_awiki&view=mediawiki&article=Macaw

John William Hamilton
Indigo Macaw or Lear's Macaw, Anodorhynchus leari; Cyanopsitta. Little Blue Macaw or Spix's Macaw, Cyanopsitta spixii (extinct in the wild)
sthweb.bu.edu/index.php?option=com_awiki&view=mediawiki&article=Macaw&Itemid=252

www.cogsci.indiana.edu
...leari Lear's macaw hyacintinus hyacinthine macaw macawhya.htm Aprosmictus
www.cogsci.indiana.edu/farg/harry/bio/tax/Birds.txt

Alphabetical List by Sponsoring Organization
Recently funded projects included actions to conserve species such as the endangered Lear's Macaw, Austral Rail, and Maroon-fronted Parrot.
www.umsl.edu/~biology/hwec/assets/docs/Research%20Grant%20Organizations.doc







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