Macaw Rescue Inc.
Palm City, Fl
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Luv and Kisses were rescued from a roadside pet shop in Puerto Rico. This mated pair was imported from Indonesia and they are about 15 years old. The second largest of the Cockatoo family, they are considered a pest in their native land |
Ito and Lolita - 10 and 11 years old in 2005, this bonded pair came from Puerto Rico. The largest of the Macaw family, these birds can live 75 years and are valued at over $10,000 each. |
The most common of the Macaw family, they are known for being mischievous. This family consists of 7 from one family and one Florida adoptee. The adoptee, Leo, turned 5 in 2005. The other 7 consist of the 3 male and 2 female babies hatched and hand raised in 2002 and their parents, a rescued 12 year old from Venezuelan jungles and her mate hatched in the USA in about 1990 |
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These two Buffons are from southern Mexico. Barry and Tina, a bonded pair, have quite a vocabulary and Barry even waves goodbye while saying "bye-bye". Though of unknown age, they are thought to be around 25 years old. Barry is blind. |
Also known as the Blue Throated Macaw to differentiate it from the Blue and Gold (which has a black throat), this species comes from Venezuela. Named "Cracker" because she says her name on command and also lifts her claw in salutation, this bird was most likely born in Florida and is about 15 years old |
The most colorful of the Macaw family, these Central American birds exhibit the prized wide yellow band of feathers. Baby, the 25 year old male, was brought from Nicaragua while Robin, the female, was hand raised from Honduran parents and hatched in Puerto Rico on July 4th, 1992 - the 500th Anniversary of the Discovery of the Americas. |
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Simon, the smallest of the big Macaw family, was rescued from a pet shop in Puerto Rico. He is approximately 24 years old and was born in Georgia from parents originating in the private collection of deposed General Manuel Noriega of Panama |
The largest of the Macaws after the Hyacinth, this male example named Paco came from Colombia and is thought to have been about 50 years old. He was confiscated from a drug trafficker in Puerto Rico and danced on command. He died in 2010 |
Rea and Kirby came to us in April, 2005 from a Florida breeder at only 2 years old. This species is quite rare in captivity and on the endangered list. Their natural habitat is primarily the lowlands of southern Peru and Bolivia. |
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Coconut, the smallest of all the Macaw family, was a surrender in Florida. He is by far the most vocal. He loves to tell you his name and play "peek-a-boo". See him live here. |
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501(c)3 Macaw Rescue, Inc. is a non-profit corporation established under the laws of the State of Florida to provide a forever home for unwanted, abandoned, rescued, captured, or confiscated Psittacines with particular emphasis on the larger Macaws.