The Macaw
Appearance
The macaw of the rainforest is the owner of a very amazing appearance.It’s the largest most colorful in the parrot family. The macaw is green, blue, red, or yellow on the wing and body. The male and the female are both colorful. This bird has a big head, short neck, very large tail, and a thick curved beak. This creature has two toes that point forward and two that point backward. The height of the macaw is about thirty-six inches including the tail. There are three hundred fifty species of macaws.
Habitat
Food
Feeding habits of the macaw are unique The. It holds its food with their toes and crack open the nuts with their beak. This creature uses its tongue to pull the kernel from the nut shell. This rainforest bird eats nuts from the Psittacide tree, as well as berries, leaves, seeds, and fruit. Some seeds have toxins or poisons that they get from Soapbox and Mahogany trees. The macaw can eat this poison because the bird eats clay by the river bank. This clay traps the toxins and poison,the poison comes out in its waste to protect the macaw from this dangerous substance.
Friends and Enemies
Bibliography
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