scarlet macaw

scarlet macaw
noun
: a macaw (Ara macao) that is the largest and showiest of Mexican parrots and has predominantly scarlet or vermilion plumage with bright yellow wing coverts, deep purplish remiges, and azure blue lower back, rump, and tail coverts

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scarlet macaw,
a red, blue, and yellow macaw found from Mexico to Bolivia.

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