Jubilee Macaw

Scientific Name: hybrid
          Cross between: Harlequin Macaw (Ara ararauna and Ara chloroptera) and
                                          Green-winged Macaw (Ara chloroptera)

Description:
   The breeders of these younsters call them "Jubilee Macaws", as they could find no other know common names assigned to this hybrid up to this time.

Both parents of the Jubilee Macaw contribute to the striking colors of their offspring. Because the father's have the dominant gene, this will influence their final appearance. The father of these younsters is the Harlequin Macaw. Even still, you can see a bit of a difference in the final coloration.    Some of its characteristics influenced by the Green-winged Macaw are that it can be a large bird, with the head and beak shape more typical of the Green-winged. A green back with a bronze cast is from the influence of the Harlequin Macaw.

Siblings

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:
   The Jubilee typically takes on the natural docile side of the Green-winged with some of the natural clownish personality of the Harlequin Macaw (the word harlequin is defined as 'clown').

Breeding/Reproduction:
   This is a hybrid and it use to be that they were generally not bred, however the breeding of hybrids is becoming more common.

Potential Problems: Can be noisy (as can all macaws).

Availability: These birds are occasionally available and are expensive. There are more and more breeders however and they are becoming more common.