Ara tricolor

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA CHORDATA AVES PSITTACIFORMES PSITTACIDAE

Scientific Name: Ara tricolor
Species Authority: Bechstein, 1811
Common Name/s:
English Cuban Macaw

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Extinct     ver 3.1
Year Assessed: 2008
Assessor/s: BirdLife International
Reviewer/s: Bird, J., Butchart, S.
History:
2004 Extinct
2000 Extinct
1994 Not Recognized
1988 Not Recognized

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: Ara tricolor was endemic to the Isle of Pines and mainland Cuba, and probably also Hispaniola (Haiti and the Dominican Republic)5. The last specimen collected in 18641, and the last reports in 18853. At least 19 specimens exist4. Macaws are known from numerous historical accounts from Hispaniola, but all specimens are now apparently lost6. Ritter, writing in 1836, was the last to record birds, in 18206. Presumably, the species was hunted to extinction there in the early 19th century6.

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: It inhabited forest, requiring trees with large holes for nesting purposes.

Systems: Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s): Its extinction was caused by hunting for food and felling of nesting trees to capture young birds for pets2.

Citation: BirdLife International 2008. Ara tricolor. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 08 February 2012.
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