A hyacinth macaw and a Lear\'s macaw side by side. As far as I\'m aware, this large macaw aviary is the only place in the world where members of the public can witness such a sight.
A brilliant way to compare both extant Anodorhynchus species.
A number of other species of macaw share the aviary.
I was incredibly lucky. I was hoping to get a good look at the Lear's macaws but hadn't expected to find 13(?) dotted around the park, so it was a real treat. This aviary also housed red-fronted, blue-throated, Buffon's, military, gold-collared, scarlet, green-winged and blue-and-yellow macaws, with blue-headed labelled but invisible. A fantastic exhibit which I'm sure you'd love!
I've not uploaded much from Loro Parque but I'm happy to take requests if there's anything in particular which I've photographed that you'd like to see.
I'm sure I would love that aviary! Interesting that "gold-collared" were labelled as I had not seen that name until this morning when I was reading the new issue of "Parrots" magazine - mind you I think it must have been in the news from Loro Parque article so that would explain it! Flamingo Land has a nice flock in its "Parrotsphere"; it is definitely my favourite mini macaw. I have not seen Coulon's/Blue-headed since the sad closure of Rode, although unfortunately you did not see them anyway .
I could be very greedy and request lots of photographs, but any of parrots (and/or the Killer Whales) would be more than welcome! Especially any of macaws, Amazons, black cockatoos.....! Thank-you in advance.
'Gold-collared' was my addition, it's just what I've always called them. I think that name must have been reinforced when I saw them in the wild a few years ago. They are not labelled in this aviary but elsewhere in the park they are labelled as yellow-collared macaws.
Feel free to request specific photos - I took plenty of photos (of variable quality) to try and document much of my visits. I've uploaded a few more, and below I'm attaching a similar photo of a Lear's macaw and a blue-throated macaw together in this aviary.
'Gold-collared' was my addition, it's just what I've always called them. I think that name must have been reinforced when I saw them in the wild a few years ago. They are not labelled in this aviary but elsewhere in the park they are labelled as yellow-collared macaws.
Feel free to request specific photos - I took plenty of photos (of variable quality) to try and document much of my visits. I've uploaded a few more, and below I'm attaching a similar photo of a Lear's macaw and a blue-throated macaw together in this aviary.
Interesting they are labelled as "Yellow-collared" as I checked my magazine and as I thought it was in the Loro Parque news that they were called "Golden-collared".
Thank-you for your invitation to request specific photos. I am enjoying all of the ones you have posted. Did you get any of Gang Gang Cockatoos, Severe Macaws, or Jardine's Parrots please? (I presume all three are in the collection - I know Gang Gangs are, or at least were fairly recently.)
All three are in the collection, and on show. I don't think they're really worth their own gallery uploads so I've attached my photos below:
Gang-gangs: The males weren't in their full splendour, so this was one of my better shots. I'd already seen them in Palmitos Park a couple of years ago so I wasn't too fussed.
Jardine's: The nominate subspecies. A photo for which I used flash in a zoo (can't remember exactly why, but it's generally a rare occurence.)
Next?
I'm happy to post plenty of other photos should anyone wish.
Thank-you very much. If I saw any Gang Gangs I'd be in raptures! The bird show at Flamingo Land featured a Severe Macaw a few years ago (this bird also had a spell living in one of the zoo's aviaries), but I have not seen one since. I have not seen any Jardine's since Exmoor's went off show.
