The Ara Ararauna

Science ProjectBy: Lila Battistini

Classification

• Kingdom: Animilia• Phylum: Chordata

• Class: Aves• Common name: Blue and Yellow Macaw

• Scientific name: Ara Ararauna

Physical Description of the Ara Ararauna

• Can reach up to 76-86 cm long • Have blue wings and tail, and dark blue chin• Golden under-parts• A green forehead• Strong black beak• White face lined by small black feathers

The Ara Ararauna

Biome of the Ara ararauna

• The Ara Ararauna lives in South America

• Lives in the Tropical Rainforests• The tropical Rainforest is hot all

year around

How the Ara Ararauna get their food and what their food

is• Eats things like

– Palm fruits– Seeds– Berries– Nuts– And clay

• The Ara Ararauna cracks the nuts with its strong beaks and

jaws.

• The Ara Ararauna eat clay because it helps their digestion.

• Uses its talons the grab food to put in its beak.

Predators of the Ara Ararauna

• The most common natural predators are snakes.

Dangers to The Ara Ararauna

• The biggest problem causing danger to the birds is

deforestation.

Classification key of the Ara Ararauna

• Kingdom: Animalia• Phylum: Chordata• Class: Mammalia• Order: Artiodactyla• Family: Bovidae• Genus: Bos

Bibliography

• en.wikipedia.org• www.google.ca• www.ehow.com