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Great Ground Macaw/ Megapsittaca ambulus (Great, walking parrot).
Habitat: Plains and scrub-land.
Size: 3 feet tall, 50 inches long, 8-13 pounds.
Diet: Omnivore; nuts, fruits, grasses, insects, small animals.
Lifespan: Up to 80 years.
Sociability: Social
Breeding: Monogamous, Male and female pair for life. Nest is built on the tops of trees out of reach of predators. Females incubate eggs while male brings back food for mother and up to two chicks, Chicks mature after 10 years.
Status: Threatened.
Megapsittaca ambulus, or the Great Ground Macaw is the world's largest parrot, and is unique in that spends a good portion of the time not perched int he trees but on the ground, much like a ground hornbill or secretary bird. At least two different species of ground macaw exist in the Lost World, distinguished by color and habitat, with the Great Ground Macaw roaming the plains and scrub-land while the smaller species live sin the upland woodlands. This parrot has unusually long legs which help it walk. It can still fly, but chooses to walk and run most often. The top of its head is bright red with the body and outside of the wings being a reddish-blue and the underbelly and inside of the wings being white. These birds also have long feathers at the back of their heads and neck wattles for display. An extra long tail helps the birds keep balance as they roam the plains searching for any matter of edibles. Arboreal parrots eat mainly fruit, but these macaws have become omnivores, favoring insects and small animals which they catch with an elongated hooked beak and long claws, which also protect the birds from small to med-sized predators. These birds probably have the longest life-span of any bird; there is a captive bird kept at the George Challenger Research Station that may be in its 80s. Nests are built in the tops of trees and males and females pair for life, raising up to two chicks every decade or so. Their slow reproductive rate makes them threatened, but their population is still stable, for now.
Habitat: Plains and scrub-land.
Size: 3 feet tall, 50 inches long, 8-13 pounds.
Diet: Omnivore; nuts, fruits, grasses, insects, small animals.
Lifespan: Up to 80 years.
Sociability: Social
Breeding: Monogamous, Male and female pair for life. Nest is built on the tops of trees out of reach of predators. Females incubate eggs while male brings back food for mother and up to two chicks, Chicks mature after 10 years.
Status: Threatened.
Megapsittaca ambulus, or the Great Ground Macaw is the world's largest parrot, and is unique in that spends a good portion of the time not perched int he trees but on the ground, much like a ground hornbill or secretary bird. At least two different species of ground macaw exist in the Lost World, distinguished by color and habitat, with the Great Ground Macaw roaming the plains and scrub-land while the smaller species live sin the upland woodlands. This parrot has unusually long legs which help it walk. It can still fly, but chooses to walk and run most often. The top of its head is bright red with the body and outside of the wings being a reddish-blue and the underbelly and inside of the wings being white. These birds also have long feathers at the back of their heads and neck wattles for display. An extra long tail helps the birds keep balance as they roam the plains searching for any matter of edibles. Arboreal parrots eat mainly fruit, but these macaws have become omnivores, favoring insects and small animals which they catch with an elongated hooked beak and long claws, which also protect the birds from small to med-sized predators. These birds probably have the longest life-span of any bird; there is a captive bird kept at the George Challenger Research Station that may be in its 80s. Nests are built in the tops of trees and males and females pair for life, raising up to two chicks every decade or so. Their slow reproductive rate makes them threatened, but their population is still stable, for now.
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