Macaws
Macaws are beautiful, brilliantly color members of the parrot family.
Adaptations for the Rain Forest
Macaws have vibrant plumage. The coloring is Macaw are beautiful, brilliantly color members of the parrot family. with their green canopies and colorful fruits and flowers. The birds boast large, powerful beaks that easily crack nuts and seeds while their dry, scaly tongues have a bone inside them that makes them an effective tool for tapping into fruits.
Macaw
Macaws also have gripping toes that they use to latch onto branches and to grab, hold, and examine items. The birds sport graceful tails that are typically very long.
Behavior
Macaws are 
, social birds that often gather in flocks of 10 to 30 individuals. Their loud calls, squawks, and screams echo through the forest canopy. Macaw vocalize to communicate within the flock, mark territory, and identify one another. Some species can even mimic human speech.
Reproduction
Macaw typically mate for life. They not only breed with, but also share food with their mates and enjoy mutual grooming. In breeding season, mothers incubate eggs while fathers hunt and bring food back to the nest.
Macaw Species
There are at least 17 species of macaws, and several are endangered. These playful birds are popular pets, and many are illegally trapped for that trade. The rain forest homes of many species are also disappearing at an alarming rate.