Hyacinth Macaw

Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus

The Hyacinth Macaw (Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus) is a bird found in Brazil. Palm swamps and woodlands in Brazil and Bolivia. It eats fruit. The IUCN Red List lists it as Vulnerable.

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Scientific name	Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus
Region	South America
Found in	Brazil

🏡 Where the Hyacinth Macaw lives

Palm swamps and woodlands in Brazil and Bolivia.

🍽️ What it eats

🍎 Fruit100%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

LCNTVUENCREWEX

VulnerableGetting rare. It needs our help.

💡 The largest flying parrot, strong enough to crack hard palm nuts.

Hear the Hyacinth Macaw

Recorded by Fernando Igor de Godoy (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC707625. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Hyacinth Macaw

Where does the Hyacinth Macaw live?

The Hyacinth Macaw lives in Brazil. Palm swamps and woodlands in Brazil and Bolivia.

What does the Hyacinth Macaw eat?

fruit (about 100%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Hyacinth Macaw endangered?

Getting rare. It needs our help. Its IUCN Red List category is Vulnerable.

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Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.