In an unprecedented project in the municipality of São Simão, blue-and-yellow macaws born in captivity were trained in free-flight techniques before being introduced into the wild. Traditionally, in ...

The loud squawks interrupt the excited chattering of children seconds before the flying flurry of red, yellow and green appears overhead. "Here they come,” the trainer announces. Just then about a ...

Six blue-and-yellow macaws are gracing the skies of São Simão, in Brazil’s southeastern São Paulo state, after more than five decades of local extinction, Mongabay contributor Suzana Camargo reported.

Hyacinth macaws are found in South America. They nest in pre-existing holes in trees with a clutch of two to three eggs. Their biggest threat is habitat loss, making the birds a vulnerable species.