These birds have been extinct in the wild for nearly 22 years! The Spix’s macaw is a victim of deforestation of its habitat in northeastern Brazil as well as an easy target for poachers and ...

All Spix's macaws are majestically blue in the blazing sun of Brazil's Northeast, but each bird is distinct to Candice and Cromwell Purchase. As the parrots soar squawking past their home ...

The birds, selected based on their health and genetic ... Anant Ambani and Vantara for their remarkable contribution to the Spix’s Macaws Reintroduction Project. In addition to their generous ...

In 2019, a dedicated Release Centre was established in Brazil, followed by the transport of 52 birds from Germany and Belgium in 2020. In 2022, a milestone was reached with the release of 20 Spix ...