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The Lost Macaw of Cuba

10,000 Birds

Islands, with their high levels of endemism and specialization, are particularly fragile and vulnerable to human activity. Formerly described in 1811 by Johann Matthäus Bechstein, the Cuban Macaw was a primarily red, long-tailed parrot with beautiful orange feathering around the nape and blue feathering on the wings and tail.

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