Anodorhynchus

The Blauaras ( Anodorhynchus ) are medium to large parrots with a very large and powerful beak. The long stepped tail is wedge-shaped with pointed tips spring. The tail is longer than the scale wing. The cheeks are unlike those feathered the authentics Aras, but a wider eye ring and the lower mandible roots are bare and bright yellow. The species of the genus have a blue plumage, with the undersides of the wing and tail feathers are black.

With a length of 100 cm is the Hyacinth Macaw is the largest of all parrots; the Lear's Macaw and the presumably extinct Türkisara are noticeably smaller with body lengths of about 72 cm and 68 cm.

The species of the genus

Only two of the original three or four species of the genus are still present today. Recorded in recent years protection measures have contributed to the recovery of populations of Hyacinth and Lear's Macaw. The species are monotypic.

• † Türkisara ( Anodorhynchus glaucus ) ( Vieillot, 1816); probably died before 1950
• † Rotschillernder Blauara ( Anodorhynchus purpurascens ) Rothschild, 1905; hypothetical species extinct,

Living area

The habitat of extant species is limited to the Middle East in South America.