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Bluffons MacawFamily: Psittacidae
This is "Lassiah", a 3 year old male "Bluffons" macaw. Lassiahs mother is a Buffon's Macaw and his father is a Blue & Gold Macaw!For more information on hybrid breeding combinations see the Hybrid Macaws page. For information about the care of Macaws see:
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Scientific Name: hybrid, (Cross between Ara ararauna and Ara ambigua).
Description:
It is generally believed that hybrid macaws get the best
attributes of the parents. In this case, the Blue & Gold Macaw makes a good
family type bird, while the Buffon's Macaw is extremely good natured and gentle.
Bluffons are a full size Macaw and can learn to talk with a general vocabulary
of about 15 or more words and expressions.
Care and feeding:
A roomy cage is required unless the bird is to be let out
for extended periods. Many birds can spend most of their time on a play
pen or parrot perch. They eat a variety of seeds, nuts, fruits, commercial
pellets, as well as the same nutritional foods humans eat.
Distribution:
This is a hybrid not found in the wilds.
Size - Weight:
A full sized macaw, they can get over 2 lbs. Lengths up to
86 cm (34 inches).
Social Behaviors:
They are a very gentle bird that will get along with more
than one person.
Breeding/Reproduction:
Because it is a hybrid it is generally not bred.
Sexual differences: No visible differences.
Potential Problems: Can be noisy (as can all macaws).
Availability: This bird is generally hard to find and is expensive.
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Comments from people who have kept this pet:
we just rescued a bluffon. he's an awesome bird, much larger then our military. since he has come too our home it seems our military is much nicer and handable. bluffon is a good influenece on him. we were told he was a calico macaw gw/military but after going through this site what we have is definately a bluffons macaw. either way we love him and will provide a secure loving home for the rest of his life
This is so great! I have a Bluffon, but never knew what type of macaw he is until now. People have told me several times that mine was probably a mix between a military and blue and gold, and I thought they were right because of the very few red feathers on the bridge of his nose, but then I see this beautiful bird above and I swear it is just like looking at my bird. Thank you for posting the picture.
We rescue macaws and place in breeding programs.
Some of the coolest comments:
I also have a bluffon. Cece, he came to me a from a very nice lady who could not handle him. These guys are very strong and large(1300+ Grams)so they are not for the first time bird owner or one that the beak scares.
i enjoy my reggie he is a bluffons . adoption of this macaw , from a wonderful woman tracy. he was avian rescue we fell in love with each other ,he is so much fun ,he talks about 200 hunder word i write them all down . he will also do about 10 tricks and enjoys prefroming them ,i know he would do more. i work about 3 hours day with him,and take him on 3 walks a day with my orange wing amazon, another rescue bird. i have rescue 4 parrots ,they have change my life for the love of birds.......JENNIFER
Author: Clarice Brough, CAS
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