Red-fronted macaw

Ara rubrogenys

The Red-fronted macaw (Ara rubrogenys) is a bird found in Bolivia. Found in Bolivia. It eats seeds and nuts, leaves and other plant parts and fruit. The IUCN Red List lists it as Critically Endangered.

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Scientific name	Ara rubrogenys
Region	South America
Found in	Bolivia

🏡 Where the Red-fronted macaw lives

Found in Bolivia.

🍽️ What it eats

🌰 Seeds & nuts60%
🌿 Leaves & plants30%
🍎 Fruit10%

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

Conservation status

LCNTVUENCREWEX

Critically EndangeredAlmost gone from the wild.

💡 It weighs about 468 grams. It mostly eats seeds and leaves and plants.

Questions about the Red-fronted macaw

Where does the Red-fronted macaw live?

The Red-fronted macaw lives in Bolivia. Found in Bolivia.

What does the Red-fronted macaw eat?

seeds and nuts (about 60%), leaves and other plant parts (about 30%), fruit (about 10%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Red-fronted macaw endangered?

Almost gone from the wild. Its IUCN Red List category is Critically Endangered.

More birds from South America

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