Spix's Macaw at Loro Parque finally out of quarantine

Spix MacawsLoro Parque's new Spix's macaw male (Cyanopsitta spixii) that arrived from Brazil in March is now out of quarantine and ready to mate. At present he has been housed in the Loro Parque Fundaciòn's Spix's macaw breeding centre in an enclosure next to three other females to get him used to his new environment.
As the three female Spix's are his sisters, it is hoped that he will choose one of the older females as his mate as they are mature enough to breed.

Three Spix macaws, one of the world’s rarest birds, hatched in captivity

Spix’s Chicks at 7-8 weeksSuccessful hatching of three Spix's macaws

June 2009. Three critically endangered Spix's macaws have hatched at the Al Wabra Wildlife Preservation Centre (AWWP), located in the Arabian Gulf State of Qatar.

What makes this breeding success so important is that it came from AWWP's genetically most important pairing, including the genetically most important female in the international studbook managed population.

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2,200 hectare farm in Brazil to be dedicated to Spix’s Macaw restoration

AWWP owned Concordia Farm which is a part of historic range of the Spix's MacawRestoring the Spix's Macaw habitat

February 2009. After seven months of negotiations and navigating legal minefields, the Al Wabra Wildlife Preservation (AWWP) organisation, owned and founded by H.E. Sheikh Saoud Bin Mohd. Bin Ali Al-Thani, has purchased Concordia Farm in Brazil.

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Rare Spix’s Macaws to go back home

Spix’s Macaw / Cyanopsitta spixii. Photo: AWWPDOHA: A flock of rare parrot species, presently under captive breeding in Qatar, will soon fly back to their natural habitat in Brazil. The 50 Spix’s Macaws (Cyanopsitta spixii) which are undergoing an international breeding program at Al Wabra Wildlife Preservation (AWWP) would be re-located at the vast Concordia Farm in Brazil, recently bought by the AWWP.

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Mission to save birds takes woman to Qatar

Karen Cheek Justice travels halfway around the world to help the rare Spix's Macaw.

PINEVILLE Several months ago, south Charlotte's Karen Cheek Justice went nose to beak with some of the rarest parrots in the world.

The Spix's Macaw is extinct in the wild. The last time the beautiful blue bird was spotted was in Brazil in 2000. It is now presumed dead.

There are only 120 Spix's Macaws left in captivity, 50 of them in Qatar.

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