Red-shouldered Macaw (Diopsittaca nobilis)

The red-shouldered macaw is a small green South American parrot, a member of a large group of Neotropical parrots called macaws. The species is named for the red coverts on its wings. It is the smallest macaw, being 30–35 cm in length. It is native to the tropical lowlands, savannah, and swamplands...hieroglyph snipped... of Venezuela, the Guianas, Bolivia, Brazil, and far south-eastern Peru. It has two distinct subspecies, the noble macaw and the Hahn's macaw, and a possible poorly distinct.. more