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Macaws on the ESL
 Macaws on the Endangered Species List

Species Year
placed
on
appndx
Extinct Approx.
number
in wild
CITES
appndx
I
CITES
appndx
II
Hyacinthine (Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus) 1987   6,000 X  
Green Winged (Ara Chloptera) 1981   300,000   X
Scarlet (Ara macao) 1985   300,000 X  
Blue and Gold (Ara ararauna) 1981   500,000   X
Buffon (Ara ambigua) 1984   3,000 X  
Military (Ara militaris) 1987   30,000 X  
Cuban (Ara tricolor) 1981 X 0    
Lear's (Anodorhynchus leari) 1981   500 X  
Blue Throated (Ara glaucogularis) 1983   70 X  
Red Fronted (Ara rubrogenys) 1983   600 X  
Red Bellied (Ara manilata) 1981   N/A   X
Severe (Ara severa) 1981   N/A   X
Illiger (Ara maracana) 1989   5,000 X  
Spix (Cyanopsitta spixii) 1975   0 X  
Yellow Collar (Ara aurocollis) 1981   N/A   X
Noble (Diopsittaca nobilis cumansis) 1981   N/A   X
Hahns (Diopsittaca nobilis nobilis) 1981   N/A   X
Glaucous (Anodorhynchus glaucus) 1976 X 0    
Coulons (Ara couloni) 1976   20,000 X  

CITES - The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (over 100 countries comply with CITES rules).

Appendix I - Species endangered and trade is permitted only in exceptional circumstances.

Appendix II - Species which would become endangered unless trade is regulated.