Lear's macaw

Anodorhynchus leari

The Lear's macaw (Anodorhynchus leari) is a bird found in Brazil. Dry scrub and palm woods in northeastern Brazil. It eats fruit and seeds and nuts. The IUCN Red List lists it as Endangered.

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Scientific name	Anodorhynchus leari
Region	South America
Found in	Brazil

🏡 Where the Lear's macaw lives

Dry scrub and palm woods in northeastern Brazil.

🍽️ What it eats

🍎 Fruit70%
🌰 Seeds & nuts30%

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

Conservation status

LCNTVUENCREWEX

EndangeredVery few are left in the wild.

💡 It loves to eat the nuts of licuri palms, and it lives only in northeastern Brazil.

Hear the Lear's macaw

Recorded by Fabrice Schmitt (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC493632. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Lear's macaw

Where does the Lear's macaw live?

The Lear's macaw lives in Brazil. Dry scrub and palm woods in northeastern Brazil.

What does the Lear's macaw eat?

fruit (about 70%), seeds and nuts (about 30%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Lear's macaw endangered?

Very few are left in the wild. Its IUCN Red List category is Endangered.

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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.