Class Aves Scientific name Ara erythrocephala | Phylum Chordata Order Psittaciformes Subfamily Psittacinae Rank Species | |
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Similar Jamaican red macaw, Dominican green‑and‑yellow macaw, Lesser Antillean macaw, Martinique macaw, Saint Croix macaw | ||
The red-headed macaw or Jamaican green-and-yellow macaw (Ara erythrocephala) may have been a species of parrot in the family Psittacidae that lived in Jamaica, but its existence is hypothetical. Rothschild based it on a description which a Mr. Hill had sent to Philip Henry Gosse:
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The macaw is extinct, and it is conjectured to have been hunted to extinction in the early 19th century. It was a close relative of the Cuban and Dominican macaws. Its existence is considered dubious today.
Habitat
The Ara erythrocephala could have been found in the mountains of Trelawney and St. Anne’s parishes, Jamaica. It was described to have been found in the mountains, and presumably in forest as well.
References
Red-headed macaw Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA