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02-08-2006, 08:17 PM
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Spix Macaw breeding in the Middle East
Someone mentioned this at the Parrot Society last night and I went googling for it.
http://alwabra.com/awwp/expbreeding.php#b8 They are trying to save as many endangered species as they can. They are in Qatar and a quick look through the website shows they aren't open to the public. I will be in Dubai in June for a couple days which is close, I would love to interview them for Birdboard. I will try.............. 
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02-08-2006, 09:01 PM
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This is my favorite picture of him!!!
 What a beautiful bird!!! I also know that the following has a bredding program for the Spix Macaw as well: http://www.loroparque-fundacion.org/ And if anyone gets the chance to read this book I can only highly recommend it. Spix’s Macaw: The Race to Save the World’s Rarest Bird Tony Juniper ISBN 074347550x
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02-08-2006, 09:20 PM
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02-08-2006, 11:48 PM
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Truely beautiful!!! does anyone know how the size relates to the others? Looks like the size of a Severe maybe?
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02-08-2006, 11:58 PM
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If I am not mistaken from largest to smallest as far as the "Blues" go it is:
Hyacynth Lears Glaucus Spix I am not 100% sure on that though
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02-09-2006, 12:36 AM
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They are just slightly smaller than the red front macaws... though probably not as bulky in body size... probably a bit slimmer.... Like comparing a lovebird and a budgie... One is slimmer in size than the other...
(there were no pics that I could find immediately that show a human holding a spix, so just imagin a blue bird slightly smaller than this one, and probably slimmer too!) 
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02-09-2006, 08:02 AM
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02-09-2006, 09:11 PM
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I agree with Mike, that is my favorite picture too!! I am so happy that there are people out there that are actually trying to help this beautiful species survive! Seems their breeding program is doing well! Does anyone know the current population of Spix macaws?
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02-09-2006, 09:26 PM
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Per The Large Macaws, The Spix Macaw measurements are:
Length: 22-23 in Wingspan: 30-32 in Weight: 296 - 400g
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