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The word: Lear's macaw  -  Sep 15, 2007
New ScientistIn the days when Lear was painting parrots, ornithologists knew of two blue macaws: the hyacinth macaw and the glaucous macaw. Then Bonaparte made it three, ...

HYACINTH MACAW, THE - Review - Theater - New York Times  -  Jan 23, 2010
New York TimesBy BEN BRANTLEY. Early in "The Hyacinth Macaw," Mac Wellman's entertainingly immoderate portrait of America adrift (at Primary Stages), a sinister stranger ...

ENVIRONMENT-BRAZIL: Macaw Finds Safety in the Pantanal  -  Jan 8, 2010
Inter Press ServiceA healthy hyacinth macaw can fetch 10000 euros (14124 dollars) on the European market. But the arrival of one safe and healthy bird usually represents the ...

Predator of the world's largest macaw key to its survival  -  Mar 13, 2008
Mongabay.comIn a bizarre biological twist, a new study shows that the Hyacinth Macaw depends ... Living in Brazil's Pantanal the Hyacinth Macaw requires a very specific ...

David Suzuki: The macaw, the toucan, and the manduvi  -  Jun 10, 2008
Georgia StraightThat point really struck me in light of a recent study in the journal Biological Conservation about the relationship between the hyacinth macaw, ...

ANIMAL HOUSE, Better to do without some pets  -  Jan 3, 2005
Pay-Per-View - Newsday - ProQuest ArchiverThe digs for her own blue-and-gold macaw - which she considers minimal for that species and too small for a hyacinth macaw - measure 70 inches tall, ...

SCIENCE MATTERS: The macaw, the toucan, and the manduvi  -  Jun 16, 2008
LondonTopic.caThat point really struck me in light of a recent study in the journal Biological Conservation about the relationship between the hyacinth macaw, ...

Report shows deforestation threatens Brazil's Pantanal  -  Jan 10, 2006
eurekalert.orgAn example is the hyacinth macaw, a species threatened with extinction, ... Without this specific tree, chances are that the hyacinth macaw will disappear. ...

Some Fine Feathered Friends  -  Aug 8, 2007
Pay-Per-View - Providence Journal - ProQuest ArchiverDan Evinger, of Selersberg, Ind., keeps his eyes on a hyacinth macaw flying ... The hyacinth macaw is the largest of more than 300 species of parrots. ...

ANIMAL MAGIC CAN CONJURE UP CASH  -  Dec 9, 2006
Mirror.co.ukMichael Portillo speaks up for hyacinth macaw, hoping to save it from keeping up with disappearances, while Rice tries to save the polar bear from going the ...

Living In Bird Land  -  Oct 24, 2007
Pay-Per-View - Tampa Tribune - ProQuest ArchiverNative to the forests of central South America, the Hyacinth macaw is the largest ... Photo: Mr. Blue is a rare Hyacinth macaw, an endangered species. ...

Federal Register 2009 - 74 FR 33957 Endangered and Threatened …  -  Jul 14, 2009
Pay-Per-View - Federal Register 2009 - Loislaw...great green macaw (Ara ambiguus), grey-cheeked parakeet (Brotogeris pyrrhoptera), hyacinth macaw (Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus), military macaw (Ara ...

The Telegraph - Calcutta (Kolkata) | Metro | Fortune feathers  -  Mar 15, 2009
Calcutta TelegraphThe hyacinth macaw is a striking bird. Brilliant blue in colour, ... Since then no hyacinth macaw is to be found in a city home, but Mitra has much else to ...

Big bucks see bird smuggling spread  -  Dec 2, 2007
New Zealand HeraldFor the striking hyacinth macaw, a huge parrot with a wingspan of up to 1.5m ... However, the hyacinth macaw, while remaining on the endangered species list ...

Ditch the celebrities, the nobodies, the rare species and derelict...  -  Oct 29, 2006
Pay-Per-View - Sunday Herald - Factiva, from Dow JonesI will pass on Michael Portillo's plea on behalf of the hyacinth macaw. Similarly, I feel no urge to be lectured by David Suchet on the giant panda, ...

this bird flips for dance music  -  Oct 28, 2008
$2.95 - Virginian-Pilot - NewsBankGucci, a hyacinth macaw, studied her for a moment and then began to dance, swaying in time with her music. He'd pause as the song tapered off, then continue ...

Article: RESULT!: A monkey on the ape; IN ASSOCIATION WITH betfair.( …  -  Dec 13, 2006
Pay-Per-View - The Mirror - HighBeam ResearchA brilliant-hued hyacinth macaw lives in a cage behind ... KRT Photos; November 24, ... Ditto the hyacinth macaw. But hey, that's showbiz! CAPTION ... ...

Hey Paso! [Archive] - Southern Maryland Community Forums  -  Mar 18, 2008
somd.com...before the Yorkie scam (you know cheap, perfect, housebroken puppies ;), there was the Hyacinth macaw scam :) So this is probably just a reposting, ...

Macaws find new nest at Texas Zoo  -  Aug 3, 2009
Victoria AdvocateThe hyacinth macaw - the largest of all parrots - has an enormous wingspan of more than 4 feet. The Texas Zoo has two new green wing macaws. ...

Less power - but a lot more fun ; THE INTERVIEW ++ MICHAEL …  -  Nov 20, 2006
Pay-Per-View - Independent - London - HighBeam ResearchIn a programme called Extinct, Portillo will champion the hyacinth macaw in a contest to ... And he's clearly warming to the cause of the hyacinth macaw. ...

Warning About Mawcaw Ad on SOMD classifieds [Archive] - Southern …  -  Aug 3, 2008
somd.comI will also like to know if you have any experience dealing with a hyacinth macaw before? My term of adoption is that you will agree to take full care of ...

Pele is not the only wild thing from Brazil  -  Nov 23, 2007
MetroIt also houses the Jaguar Fund, a hyacinth macaw project dedicated to the preservation of the beautiful birds, and offers tourists like myself a leisurely ...

The Hyacinth Preservation Society works to repopulate an endangered …  -  Sep 24, 2009
newsreview.comHis name is Dewey, and he's a hyacinth macaw. “Aside from the costs, they're quite literally like a ... Taking care of a hyacinth macaw isn't easy, either. ...

In a hole  -  Mar 13, 2008
Journal WatchThe endangered hyacinth macaw Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus likes nothing better than to be in a hole. As long as it's the sort of hole that's in a tree and ...

Feathered visitors entertain and enlighten Tollesboro elementary...  -  Mar 14, 2006
Ledger IndependentRio, a South American Hyacinth Macaw, was the last bird presented to the students. Annal said the Hyacinth Macaw is the largest type of parrot in the world ...

Local bird takes spot in unusual competition  -  Oct 26, 2008
Lynchburg News and AdvanceKashmir Csaky dances with her hyacinth macaw, Gucci, who recently placed ... Gucci, a hyacinth macaw, studied her for a moment and then began to dance, ...

PROTECTING PROPERTY THAT FLIES THE COOP BILL DRAFTED TO …  -  Feb 2, 2005
Pay-Per-View - South Florida Sun - Sentinel - ProQuest ArchiverThe hyacinth macaw is safely back home on a Loxahatchee farm, but not before some wrangling, some surreptitious tape recordings and an arrest for grand ...

Your vote to help save an endangered animal star  -  Oct 26, 2006
Pay-Per-View - Western Daily Press - Factiva, from Dow JonesAmong the contenders are the hyacinth macaw, the Bengal tiger, the mountain ... Michael Portillo will support the hyacinth macaw in Brazil, Graeme Le Saux ...

Michael Portillo: 'I don't miss politics'  -  Jan 15, 2008
MetroYou presented a programme about the hyacinth macaw last year. ... If you live in Britain you should donate money to the hyacinth macaw project. ...

Polly wanna...NEW HOME? New macaw habitat opens at zoo  -  Dec 2, 2005
$2.95 - Daytona Beach News-Journal - NewsBank..."I've seen them in captivity, of course, but I've never seen a wild hyacinth macaw. It's got to be one of the world's most spectacular birds." ...

Paraguay | Paraguay | Herald Sun  -  Jan 4, 2010
Herald SunWildlife is diverse and includes a number of birds such as the parrot, parakeet, wood stork, hyacinth macaw and the once-thought-to-be-extinct Chacoan ...

Behind the scenes at the zoo  -  Aug 30, 2005
Christian Science MonitorOf her snakes, bugs, ferrets, turtles, and birds, it's Chumley, the hyacinth macaw, that takes up most of her time. Thieves poached Chumley's mother and ...

Painting on a perch: parrots are an enduring theme in European art,...  -  Apr 1, 2007
Free with registration - Apollo - AccessMyLibrary.com...ceremony is witnessed by a pair of eagle owls, storks, cranes, a penguin and other birds, and A Select Committee, dominated by a bossy Hyacinth macaw. ...

Moves at aviary please residents and visitors alike  -  Jun 19, 2006
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Pittsburgh Post GazetteThe hyacinth macaw had been taken "off exhibit," as they say in zoo and aviary circles, while a bigger and better exhibit was built for him and three other ...

Stars of the catwalk  -  Aug 2, 2009
Sydney Morning HeraldFor travellers, the Pantanal offers spectacular wildlife-spotting opportunities and is one of the last places to see the endangered blue hyacinth macaw. ...

And the finalists are?  -  May 5, 2007
Telegraph.co.ukEducation is also a vital element of the Hyacinth Macaw Project, which has been run at the refuge since 1998. By teaching local people that the birds have a ...

Paraguay | Paraguay | News.com.au  -  Dec 28, 2009
NEWS.com.auWildlife is diverse and includes a number of birds such as the parrot, parakeet, wood stork, hyacinth macaw and the once-thought-to-be-extinct Chacoan ...

Taking the macaw?  -  Oct 27, 2005
Pay-Per-View - Newsquest Media Group Newspapers - Factiva, from Dow JonesSome species, such as the hyacinth macaw from South America, have been so heavily traded they are now listed as endangered. The most popular species for pet ...

Hyacinth Macaw  -  Nov 12, 2006
Loro AdictosHalló! einhver hefur haft tækifæri til að hafa þetta fallega dýr? Ég hef verið í ást með þeim síðan ég uppgötvaði þeim árum, og ég hækka minn snertið ekki á ...

Brazil: Big cat country in the Pantanal  -  Jul 4, 2009
Telegraph.co.ukFor travellers, the Pantanal offers spectacular wildlife- spotting opportunities and one of the last places to see the endangered blue hyacinth macaw. ...

Prodigal bird returns to Dallas Zoo.  -  Jul 21, 2007
Free with registration - Dallas Morning News - AccessMyLibrary.com21--A South American hyacinth macaw that spent its day on the lam after escaping its enclosure at the Dallas Zoo Friday morning was captured later in the ...

Behind the scenes at the zoo.(THE HOME FORUM) | Article from The …  -  Aug 30, 2005
Pay-Per-View - Christian Science Monitor - HighBeam ResearchOf her snakes, bugs, ferrets, turtles, and birds, it's Chumley, the hyacinth macaw, that takes up most of her time. Thieves poached Chumley's mother and ...

Europe's Zoos Becoming Targets of Animal Thieves  -  Sep 12, 2006
FOXNewsThe Royal Society for the Protection of Birds says a single rare hyacinth macaw can fetch up to $45000. There are casual thefts, too: In the late 1990s, ...

Legless lizard may be new species  -  Apr 30, 2008
NEWS.com.auThe expedition also recorded threatened species such as the three-banded armadillo, the marsh deer and hyacinth macaw among more than 440 species documented ...

Poaching animals more lucrative than drugs  -  May 3, 2007
NEWS.com.auBrazil's endangered blue Hyacinth Macaw can sell for $25000, it said. Big profits and lax laws are attracting criminals from other trades, said committee ...

Parrot Status Under Review by Fish & Wildlife  -  Jul 17, 2009
Courthouse News Service...great green macaw (Ara ambiguus), grey-cheeked parakeet (Brotogeris pyrrhoptera), hyacinth macaw (Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus), military macaw (Ara ...

Paris Hilton, orangutans highlight Miami nature park's ad strategies.  -  May 2, 2005
Free with registration - Miami Herald - AccessMyLibrary.comIt takes a few seconds for the first bird -- a black-eyed, blue-feathered hyacinth macaw named Ray -- to take center stage. ...

Species found in vulnerable Brazil area - World environment- msnbc.com  -  Apr 29, 2008
msnbc.comThe team also recorded several threatened species — including the hyacinth macaw, marsh deer, three-banded armadillo, the Brazilian merganser and the dwarf ...

Conservationist who set up a popular wildlife sanctuary in Cornwall...  -  Apr 23, 2007
Times OnlineAmong other species which are the subject of WPT appeals and campaigns are the hyacinth macaw of Brazil, the red-vented cockatoo of the Philippines and the ...

Hyacinth Macaw  -  Nov 12, 2006
Loro AdictosHallo! iemand het die geleentheid gehad het om hierdie pragtige dier? Ek het in die liefde is met hulle, omdat ek ontdek het hulle jare gelede, ...

Beauty spots with a bite  -  Aug 27, 2005
The AgeWe even caught sight of the rare hyacinth macaw, resplendent in its blue-violet suit of feathers. For all its wealth of wildlife, you soon come to realise ...

Top Secrets in South America - Brazil, Argentina and Chile offer the ...  -  May 18, 2009
$2.95 - Newsweek - NewsBank...of wildlife: the giant anteater, with its tail as feathery as a boa; the electric-blue hyacinth macaw; and the capybara, a hamster on steroids. ...

Jury still out on the Collymore effect  -  Feb 13, 2007
Times OnlineMichael Portillo is just back from unsuccessfully trying to persuade the British public to save the hyacinth macaw in Extinct. Palmer has on her CV a feisty ...

Ramprakash growing wary of Dawson's blind-side run  -  Dec 19, 2006
Times OnlineSo everyone's a winner — even Michael Portillo's hyacinth macaw, which was very much the underdog. In the circumstances, for “Soxy� to take the gorilla as ...

Top Secrets in South America.(International Edition; SPECIAL REPORT: ...  -  May 18, 2009
Pay-Per-View - Newsweek International - HighBeam Research...of wildlife: the giant anteater, with its tail as feathery as a boa; the electric-blue hyacinth macaw; and the capybara, a hamster on steroids. ...

Legislator wants to protect property that flies the coop. | Article...  -  Feb 2, 2005
Pay-Per-View - South Florida Sun - Sentinel - HighBeam ResearchThe hyacinth macaw is safely back home on a Loxahatchee farm, but not before some wrangling, some surreptitious tape recordings and an arrest for grand ...

This Store Is For The Birds  -  Mar 9, 2008
Tampa TribuneA hyacinth macaw, which is all-blue, can cost almost $10000. "You're buying longevity, Carlino said. "That's why they are so expensive." ...

AWED BY A MACAW  -  Mar 15, 2006
$2.95 - Lexington Herald Leader - NewsBankTERRY PRATHER, ASSOCIATED PRESS - A hyacinth macaw named Rio took flight yesterday over pre-schoolers at the Tollesboro Elementary School in Tollesboro in ...

How life changed for lottery winner  -  Jul 28, 2008
Toronto StarHer family of parrots numbers four, including a $25000 hand-raised hyacinth macaw, the most exotic of the parrot species and the most endangered. ...

Birds of a feather flock together  -  Oct 9, 2005
$2.95 - Victoria Advocate - NewsBankLester remarked that he would love to have a hyacinth macaw but balks at the $5000 price tag. He is a retired manager of a cotton gin. ...

BIRD SALE OUTRAGES ANIMAL ACTIVISTS  -  Jun 15, 2007
Pay-Per-View - Palm Beach Post - NewsBankA Hyacinth Macaw, also an endangered specie for sale, can go for about $70000. Vecrumba believes the auction could raise more than a million dollars. ...

Eye say! How the animal kingdom views the world  -  Sep 1, 2009
Daily MailBy Daily Mail Reporter. Tarantulas boast an eight-pack for all-round vision. Male elephants give off scent from behind theirs' to attract mates. ...

A CONVERSATION WITH: Joseph M. Forshaw; A Passion for Parrots and …  -  Sep 5, 2006
New York TimesOne of the biggest problems with the pet trade is that there's a huge demand for rare species, like the hyacinth macaw. These birds just can't sustain the ...

The Trade in Wildlife: Regulation for Conservation.(Book Review)  -  Jan 1, 2005
$4.95 - Journal of International Wildlife Law... - ECNextThe hyacinth macaw, which is the largest macaw species in the world, was offered for sale for upward of US $8000 during the 1980s, despite the fact that ...

Bird 'catalogs'  -  Sep 16, 2009
Minneapolis Star-Tribune - Minneapolis Star TribuneI'm not going take any of these trips, but I love to read about "good to fine accomodations in Brazil," with opportunities to see Hyacinth Macaw, ...

Sex and the desert: Heidi Fleiss on the farm  -  Jun 26, 2008
San Francisco ChronicleOne of her birds, a hyacinth macaw, blue with yellow eyes (she has 20 birds, most of them rescued), had flown away and possibly been eaten by a coyote. ...

The Sunday Tribune - Spectrum  -  Jan 9, 2005
Chandigarh TribuneThe biggest member of the group, the hyacinth macaw lives in Brazil and Bolivia and enjoys the distinction of being the largest parrot of the present-day ...

Brazil postmen find poison snakes in express mail  -  Apr 29, 2007
Reuters AlertNetPantanal wetlands, which are famous for giant otters, alligators and various birds including storks and South America's endangered blue Hyacinth Macaw. ...

City Hall pols dancing for the Shubert? It's the sidestep shuffle  -  Feb 11, 2009
Minneapolis Star-Tribune - Minneapolis Star TribuneHe's been a sound man on a Discovery documentary and was the focus of a National Geographic project about his hyacinth macaw Sampson. ...

Local News: West Palm Beach, Palm Beach County, Martin & St. Lucie …  -  Jan 23, 2009
Palm Beach PostWith a large, squawking hyacinth macaw named Rio flying around, Barbara Burk sat on a couch - tattered by teeth, hoofs and beaks - and stroked a hedgehog ...

ANIMAL HOUSE: Parrots are friends for (a very long) life  -  Oct 9, 2008
Pay-Per-View - Newsday - ProQuest ArchiverThe initial cost of a parrot can be considerable, reaching as much as $10000 for a hyacinth macaw. An appropriate cage also will cost you - starting at $500 ...

Tours & Cruises; Jaguars? A definite possibility  -  Aug 6, 2006
Pay-Per-View - Los Angeles Times - ProQuest Archiver..."It is one of the few places you can see the hyacinth macaw," the world's largest parrot, she said. The group will travel from a lodge overlooking the ...

Parrot lovers dedicate memorial garden for pets Long-lived, yet often...  -  Sep 3, 2007
$1.95 - Denver Post - NewsBankIt was named after Murad's parrot, Gabriel, a Hyacinth macaw who died before he turned 2 years old. "Parrots are the most endangered species of birds," she ...

Thieves Target British Zoos' Exotic Creatures; Experts Say Practice …  -  Sep 10, 2006
Pay-Per-View - Washington Post - HighBeam ResearchThe Royal Society for the Protection of Birds says a single rare hyacinth macaw can fetch up to $45000. There are casual thefts, too: In the late 1990s, ...

Spitting image gives Portillo the hump  -  Nov 28, 2006
Pay-Per-View - Independent - Factiva, from Dow JonesRepeated, quizzical calls to the political pundit, left, (who has tracked meerkats and now champions the hyacinth macaw) remain unanswered. ...

HAPPY TO BE HOME  -  Feb 2, 2005
Pay-Per-View - Orlando Sentinel - ProQuest ArchiverKathleen Szabo of Palm Beach County visits her hyacinth macaw, which vanished during last year's hurricanes. Caption text only.

Miami Herald, The : SUNNY LABOR DAY  -  Sep 8, 2009
$2.95 - Miami Herald - NewsBankDustin Piña of South Beach, above, cools off his pets, a Blue Hyacinth Macaw and a Green-winged Macaw, at South Pointe Park on Monday. ...

Pirates Of The Tennessean Meet Aquarium's Creatures  -  Jul 25, 2006
The ChattanooganIn the Tropical Cove, aviculturist and educator Amy Graves will be on hand with the hyacinth macaw to explain to Aquarium campers and visitors about the ...

A birdbrained business hits $100M  -  Apr 23, 2008
CNNMoney.comThe foundation bought more than 10000 acres of land in Brazil as a preserve for the endangered Hyacinth Macaw, and two years after winning the SBA award, ...

A MONKEY ON THE APE  -  Dec 13, 2006
Mirror.co.uk7-2 Mountain Gorilla, 5-1 Polar Bear, 8-1 Bengal Tiger, 9-1 Orang-utan, 12-1 Leatherback Turtle, 25-1 Asian Elephant, 33-1 Hyacinth Macaw.

Dave Cruz leads the bird show crew  -  Jan 14, 2008
Minneapolis Star-Tribune - Minneapolis Star TribuneOn Cruz's first day on the job 10 years ago, one of the trainers asked him to take Gandolf, a hyacinth macaw, on his hand. This bird can break Brazil nuts ...

WORTH THE WAIT - NOT-QUITE LOVEBIRDS HATCH LOVE CHILD  -  Feb 14, 2007
$2.95 - The State - NewsBankAnd two years later, Riverbanks had its first hyacinth macaw hatchling in 13 years. The young female, apparently hatched in September and already as large ...

TAKE ME TO THE RIVER, DIP ME IN THE WATER  -  Jan 23, 2005
$2.95 - Miami Herald - NewsBankThese boats take travelers to places where entire communities crowd a riverbank with curiosity and excitement, where a jaguar or hyacinth macaw emerge ...

Birdland: Exotic pets display talents at two-day event  -  Jan 12, 2009
Macon TelegraphAlso at the show was Janice Dossey, a bird breeder from Savannah who sold a 5-month-old hyacinth macaw for $7500. The blue bird, known as a “gentle giant� ...

FOOD FOR THOUGHT Bored animals are unhealthy animals, so Zoo now …  -  Sep 13, 2005
Pay-Per-View - St. Louis Post-Dispatch - Factiva, from Dow JonesAt the St. Louis Zoo, a purple hyacinth macaw chews on the end of a long cardboard tube that sometimes has bananas in it. A 42-year-old caracara, ...

Doug Oster chat transcript  -  Apr 5, 2007
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Pittsburgh Post GazetteI have a hyacinth Macaw and I feed her organic bird food its been around a while too... Doug Oster: That's sounds good. I think we might switch because of ...

Save the date fine feathered friends  -  Jun 15, 2008
Roanoke TimesSee a Hyacinth Macaw -- the largest parrot in the world -- and many others. Enjoy the sights and sounds of arts and crafts, bird song and mimicking calls. ...

Finding the best home for a buddy's bird  -  Jul 27, 2008
$3.50 - Press Telegram - NewsBankHis pal was Peppy, a female hyacinth macaw. They were as inseparable as a human and bird can be. "I was immediately fascinated by the beauty of the big, ...

Bird lovers gather at show to gaze upon exotic species  -  Apr 8, 2008
$2.95 - Sarasota Herald-Tribune - NewsBankKnown as the "Gentle Giant" of the avian world, the deep blue hyacinth macaw, with bright yellow rings around its eyes, drew a steady stream of onlookers. ...

'Father Jack,' force behind shelter, dies  -  Oct 15, 2007
$2.95 - Las Vegas Review-Journal - NewsBankWhile living in Arizona, Jack Adam was the first in that state to own a hyacinth macaw, an endangered parrot native to South America. ...

GIMME SHELTER WHEN STORM THREATENS, PET OWNERS HAVE …  -  Sep 2, 2007
Pay-Per-View - South Florida Sun - Sentinel - ProQuest ArchiverConsider what the Burks contend with: 14 horses, 12 goats, a baby llama, two Pekin ducks, two bearded dragons, a blue hyacinth macaw, a red-footed turtle, ...

Full-service pet hospital expands to new facilities.(Virginia Beach...  -  Apr 9, 2006
Pay-Per-View - Virginian-Pilot - HighBeam ResearchThe 10-year-old hyacinth macaw was taken late Saturday night from the Animal Jungle on Holland Road at South Plaza Trail. The loss of the $15000 bird was ...

EUROPEAN ZOOS ARE PLAGUED BY ANIMAL THEFTS  -  Sep 17, 2006
$2.95 - Miami Herald - NewsBankThe Royal Society for the Protection of Birds says a single rare hyacinth macaw can fetch up to $45000. There are casual thefts, too: In the late 1990s, ...

Rope 'em in during a stay on a Texas ranch  -  Aug 27, 2006
$2.95 - Buffalo News - NewsBank..."It is one of the few places you can see the hyacinth macaw," the world's largest parrot. The group will travel from a lodge overlooking the Pixaim River ...

Drifting stray found to be stolen pet store pup.(Local) | Article...  -  Mar 3, 2009
Pay-Per-View - Virginian-Pilot - HighBeam ResearchThe 10-year-old hyacinth macaw was taken late Saturday night from the Animal Jungle on Holland Road at South Plaza Trail. The loss of the $15000 bird was ...

When a hurricane threatens, big pets need to be protected, too. |...  -  Sep 5, 2007
Pay-Per-View - South Florida Sun - Sentinel - HighBeam ResearchConsider what the Burks contend with: 14 horses, 12 goats, a baby llama, two Pekin ducks, two bearded dragons, a blue hyacinth macaw, a red-footed turtle, ...

Palm Beach Post, The : CORRECTION  -  Jun 16, 2007
Pay-Per-View - Palm Beach Post - NewsBankBecause of a reporting error, The Palm Beach Post on Friday incorrectly stated the cost of a Hyacinth Macaw in a story about an auction in Loxahatchee that ...

San Jose Mercury News : DESTINATIONS  -  Aug 13, 2006
$2.95 - San Jose Mercury News - NewsBank...''It is one of the few places you can see the hyacinth macaw,'' the world's largest parrot. The group will travel from a lodge overlooking the Pixaim River ...

GIMME SHELTER WHEN A HURRICANE LOOMS, SOUTH FLORIDA …  -  Aug 28, 2007
Pay-Per-View - South Florida Sun - Sentinel - ProQuest ArchiverConsider what the Burks contend with: 14 horses, 12 goats, a baby llama, two Pekin ducks, two bearded dragons, a blue hyacinth macaw, a red-footed turtle, ...

Plight of The PARROT  -  Aug 8, 2007
Pay-Per-View - Providence Journal - ProQuest ArchiverAbove left, Elizabeth Mackey, a veterinarian intern at the University of Georgia, talks to a hyacinth macaw. At right are green-winged macaws. ...

Exotic Bird Club meets Monday in Tiger Plaza  -  05 Aug 2009
Gulf Breeze NewsSpecial guest star will be Harley, a Hyacinth Macaw, the most majestic of all parrots. Membership is free and open to the public. To learn more, contact at

Macaws find new nest at Texas Zoo  -  ‎Aug 3, 2009‎
Victoria AdvocateThe hyacinth macaw - the largest of ... Did you know? The hyacinth macaw - the largest of all parrots - has an enormous wingspan of more than 4 feet The

Twelve Parrot Species Petitioned To Be Part Of Endangered Species Act  -  ‎Aug 4, 2009‎
BirdChannel.com...grey-cheeked parakeet (Brotogeris pyrrhoptera); hyacinth macaw (Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus); military macaw (Ara militaris), red-vented cockatoo

12 parrot species under review for endangered-species listing  -  ‎Jul 28, 2009‎
OregonLive.comThe species under review are the blue-headed macaw, crimson shining parrot, great green macaw, grey-cheeked parakeet, hyacinth macaw, military macaw,

Stars of the catwalk  -  ‎Aug 2, 2009‎
Sydney Morning HeraldFor travellers, the Pantanal offers spectacular wildlife-spotting opportunities and is one of the last places to see the endangered blue hyacinth macaw.

Parrot Status Under Review by Fish & Wildlife  -  ‎Jul 17, 2009‎
Courthouse News Service...great green macaw (Ara ambiguus), grey-cheeked parakeet (Brotogeris pyrrhoptera), hyacinth macaw (Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus), military macaw (Ara

The Butterfly Effect  -  ‎Jul 31, 2009‎
Taiwan ReviewAs the friendship has developed, the German zoo has given Taipei Zoo red-necked wallabies, Chinese crocodile lizards and a hyacinth macaw, which Wu notes

Put oko sveta za 4000 ptica – novi svetski rekord!!  -  ‎Jul 31, 2009‎
B92PtiÄ?ji vrhunci bili su Hyacinth Macaw, ogromne Jabiru rode uz sam rub vode i jata od po 200 Nacunda Nighthawk kako lete usred dana. Posetili su i Amazon,

Fortune feathers  -  ‎Mar 14, 2009‎
Calcutta TelegraphThe hyacinth macaw is a striking bird. Brilliant blue in colour, the largest macaw species, native to South America, is a dream for a bird owner.

A walk on the wild side  -  ‎Mar 20, 2009‎
Hagerstown Morning HeraldAnimals he is likely to bring to the theater include a cheetah cub, a sloth, a penguin, a flamingo, a bearcat, a joey, an armadillo, a hyacinth macaw and a

Couple's East Brunswick business is for the birds  -  ‎Mar 10, 2009‎
Scarlet ScuttlebuttThen there's the striking blue hyacinth macaw baby. It's considered the gentle giant of the parrot group with a wingspan that can reach beyond four feet.

It's a Jungle at The Community Theatre Sunday Afternoon  -  ‎Mar 15, 2009‎
NJ.comRed tail hawk, Hyacinth Macaw, Palm Civet and Roaches. There will be some audience participation and Jack will meet with attendees prior to each show.

American Repertory Theatre's END GAME  -  Feb 17, 2009
Broadway World,Mac Wellman's Hyacinth Macaw, Primary Stages, New York; Instant Girl's On the Run, Dance Theater Workshop; Mac Wellman's The Land of Fog and Whistles,

City Hall pols dancing for the Shubert? It's the sidestep shuffle  -  Feb 11, 2009
Minneapolis Star Tribune,He's been a sound man on a Discovery documentary and was the focus of a National Geographic project about his hyacinth macaw Sampson.

Jack Hanna's crew brings bearcat, friends to McKendree  -  Feb 1, 2009
Belleville News Democrat,Tommy Dodge bunks with an endangered Hyacinth macaw that has a beak that can pierce metal. Dodge usually ends up with the 15-foot Burmese python, too.

PET OWNERS TAKE A WALK ON THE WILD SIDE  -  Feb 3, 2009
Monterey County Herald,With a large, squawking hyacinth macaw named Rio flying around, Barbara Burk sat on a couch — tattered by teeth, hoofs and beaks — and stroked a hedgehog

Hyacinth Macaw Impresses Again  -  Oct 27, 2008
Harvard Crimson,The only thing missing from this ambitious interpretation of Mac Wellman’s play “The Hyacinth Macaw�—is subtitles. Yes, they would have been much

Local bird takes spot in unusual competition  -  Oct 26, 2008
Lynchburg News and Advance,Kashmir Csaky dances with her hyacinth macaw, Gucci, who recently placed fourth in a national bird dancing competition. By Carrie J. Sidener Kashmir Csaky

The HRDC Turns 100  -  Oct 23, 2008
Harvard Crimson,The centerpiece of this weekend’s Centennial Celebration is HRDC’s 2008 Visiting Director Project, “The Hyacinth Macaw: A Lullaby for the 20th Century.

The World's First Bird Dance-Off Crowns its 'Top Bird Dancer'  -  Oct 21, 2008
MarketWatchCalif., with 637 votes and finishing fourth with 591 votes was Gucci, a hyacinth macaw owned by Kashmir Csaky of Lynchburg, Virginia.

Author probes the ways we mistreat parrots  -  Nov 9, 2008
TheNewsTribune.com,Tweti follows Munn deep into the Brazilian jungle to see the endangered hyacinth macaw, the largest of parrots (3 feet from head to tail).

Chester Zoo endangered macaws breed for first time  -  Sep 24, 2008
ChesterChronicle.co.uk,...display to our visitors, the hatching of the Hyacinth Macaw still represents a significant development in our efforts to conserve these stunning birds.

Ohio boy, 8, donates earnings to Aviary  -  Sep 13, 2008
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review,On Saturday, the Sheffield Lake, Ohio, boy donated the $53 he earned from a lemonade stand for the care of Benito, a blue hyacinth macaw at the National

Photograph the most interesting places on Earth...  -  Sep 19, 2008
TransWorldNews (press release),Toco toucans, greater rheas, jabiru storks and more than a dozen species of colorful parrots, including the endangered hyacinth macaw, are on the list of

Exotic animals enchant downtown Mansfield onlookers  -  Sep 7, 2008
Mansfield News Journal,...legless lizard; a clouded leopard, whose spots looks like big clouds; a hyacinth macaw, which is one of America's endangered birds; a palm civet;

Cool as Iceberg  -  Sep 4, 2008
Reno News & Review,A bouquet of large iridescent quills from a variety of endangered Japanese storks, condors, three-toed jacamars and maybe a hyacinth macaw or two,

Finding the best home for a buddy's bird  -  Jul 26, 2008
Long Beach Press-Telegram,His pal was Peppy, a female hyacinth macaw. They were as inseparable as a human and bird can be. "I was immediately fascinated by the beauty of the big,

Shy Wolf fundraiser was a night on the wild side  -  Jul 26, 2008
Naples Daily News,Another exotic animal at the event was a Hyacinth Macaw named Princess Blue Bell, whose owner also runs a parrot rescue organization.

Cockatoos Make Life Long Pets  -  Apr 21, 2008
NTV,...and some of the largest parrots including the Hyacinth Macaw (the longest parrot) and the flightless Kakapo (the heaviest parrot), are true parrots.

Bird lovers gather at show to gaze upon exotic species  -  Apr 8, 2008
Sarasota Herald-Tribune,By BETSY WILLIAMS CORRESPONDENT Known as the "Gentle Giant" of the avian world, the deep blue hyacinth macaw, with bright yellow rings around its eyes,

Premier extends plush range with new line of endangered animals ...  -  Apr 21, 2008
MoodieReport,The full Xtinct range consists of the following soft toys: Asian Elephant, Hyacinth Macaw, Leatherback Turtle, Giant Panda, Mountain Gorilla, Orangutan,

I pictured myself living in São Paulo and I was comfortable  -  Apr 18, 2008
Brazzil.com,We saw lots of animals and birds such as the endangered blue hyacinth macaw, which lives in groups in tall trees. The trip included piranha fishing,

Lyons honored at 'wild' event  -  Mar 31, 2008
Sonoma Index-Tribune,...a young alpaca, Pierce the porcupine, a rare hyacinth macaw, an even rarer fennec fox from Africa, and of course, Kazzy the therapy camel.

Rescued birds settle into new home  -  Nov 28, 2007
Business Gazette,Damara, a hyacinth macaw with a massive 40-inch wing span, has taken a particular shining to him and views Zeoli as her mate. The royal-blue bird,

Socorro Planning 08 Brazil Trip  -  Oct 18, 2007
SmallTownPapers News Service,...diverse environments on earth, the Pantanal is abundant in flora and fauna including several endangered species such as the hyacinth macaw and jaguar.

Jack Hanna Visits Bethany  -  Oct 3, 2007
Wheeling Intelligencer,...‘‘The second largest smuggling in the country is of animals,’’ Hanna noted, while showing off a hyacinth macaw parrot, which was more than a foot tall and

Teenager's Brazilian adventure  -  Aug 1, 2007
Lancashire Evening Telegraph,...offered a trip to Pantanal, Brazil, on the border of the Amazon rainforest, to find the largest flying parrot species in the world, the Hyacinth Macaw.



Less power - but a lot more fun  Nov 20, 2006
In a programme called Extinct, Portillo will champion the hyacinth macaw in a contest to persuade viewers to help save threatened species. ... - Belfast Telegraph,

Now you can vote to save just one of these animals  Oct 24, 2006
...featured in the programme are the Bengal tiger, mountain gorilla, giant panda, Asian elephant, polar bear, orang-utan, leatherback turtle and hyacinth macaw. ... - Times Online,

Ditch the celebrities, the nobodies, the rare species and derelict ...  Oct 28, 2006
I will not see Trevor McDonald and Zoe Ball in charge of saving the chosen species. I will pass on Michael Portillo’s plea on behalf of the hyacinth macaw. ... - Sunday Herald,

Bookies at odds over BBC sports award  Oct 28, 2006
Michael Portillo will champion the hyacinth macaw in Brazil – he’ll be sick as a parrot because he has no chance – while footballer Graeme Le Saux will ... - Scotland on Sunday,

TV reality show to help animals facing extinction  Oct 26, 2006
The animals to be featured are the polar bear, mountain gorilla, giant panda, leatherback turtle, Asian elephant, Bengal tiger, orang-utan and hyacinth macaw. ... - UK Express,

UTV Extinct feature  Oct 25, 2006
...funds for eight `flagship` species - Bengal tiger, mountain gorilla, giant panda, Asian elephant, polar bear, orang-utan, leatherback turtle and hyacinth macaw ... - U.TV,

You Bet Panda Power Will Win Extinct  Oct 26, 2006
Most Votes Extinct: 15/8 Giant Panda, 7/2 Polar Bear, 5/1 Bengal Tiger, 5/1 Orang-utan, 8/1 Asian Elephant, 9/1 Mountain Gorilla, 10/1 Hyacinth Macaw, 14/1 ... - UK Casino Times,
8th Annual Zoo Egg Hunt Set for April 15 Mar 24, 2006
Family Bakers. Nashville Zoo offers many animal species including cheetah, zebra, ostrich, gibbons, hyacinth macaw and more. In ...
About - Cities & Towns,

Cerritos reveals anniversary parade plans Mar 25, 2006
..."Sebastian and I are just thrilled," Rodriguez said, as his four-year-old blue hyacinth Macaw parrot bobbed its head while perched on his shoulder. ...
Long Beach Press-Telegram,

Bird fanciers flock to fair Feb 26, 2006
Grotto, just stole the show. The 2-year-old Hyacinth Macaw stunned people with his electric blue plumage. He is named after the ...
Charlotte Sun-Herald,

Primed for the Top Job Mar 6, 2006
The Fourth Wall), Terrence McNally (Dedication or The Stuff of Dreams, The Stendhal Syndrome), Mac Wellman (Second-Hand Smoke, The Hyacinth Macaw, A Murder of ...
Back Stage,

Birding with Gina Nichol: Guilford Naturalist Shares Love of Wild Mar 1, 2006
...an authentic experience.�. On the Brazilian tour, Gina saw one of the birds she'd hoped to find, a hyacinth macaw. The exotic blue ...
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