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: any of numerous parrots (especially genus Ara) of South and Central America including some of the largest and showiest of parrots
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Home to thousands of plants and more than 400 bird species, like the elusive quetzal and scarlet macaw, the region inspires immersion in its varied topography and wildlife.
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Kristin Braswell, Travel + Leisure, 5 Dec. 2025
The animals sent back included 11 lemurs, an albino Burmese python, giraffes, a pack of sheep, a pair of sacred ibises, two llamas, tamarins, a kookaburra, a gibbon, capuchins, several parrots, three ground hornbills, three cockatoos, a serval, a Poitou donkey, and a macaw.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 27 Nov. 2025
There are eight rooms lined with small cages containing chicks — African greys, macaws, and cockatoos.
—Rene Ebersole, Rolling Stone, 18 Nov. 2025
Julio, the bright blue-and-gold macaw that greeted generations of Sacramento Zoo visitors as one of its most beloved attractions, has died, zoo officials announced Tuesday.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2025
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Kristin Braswell, Travel + Leisure, 5 Dec. 2025
The animals sent back included 11 lemurs, an albino Burmese python, giraffes, a pack of sheep, a pair of sacred ibises, two llamas, tamarins, a kookaburra, a gibbon, capuchins, several parrots, three ground hornbills, three cockatoos, a serval, a Poitou donkey, and a macaw.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 27 Nov. 2025
There are eight rooms lined with small cages containing chicks — African greys, macaws, and cockatoos.
—Rene Ebersole, Rolling Stone, 18 Nov. 2025
Julio, the bright blue-and-gold macaw that greeted generations of Sacramento Zoo visitors as one of its most beloved attractions, has died, zoo officials announced Tuesday.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2025
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“Macaw.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/macaw. Accessed 18 Dec. 2025.
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macaw
noun
ma·caw
mə-ˈkȯ 
: any of numerous parrots of South and Central America that have a long tail, a harsh voice, and bright feathers
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