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 41 Spix's macaws chosen for this transfer were selected based on their health and pedigree. The group consists of 23 ...

But first, what are blue macaws? The little blue bird, Spix’s macaw (Cyanopsitta spixii), is a parrot endemic to northeastern Brazil.Here, it dwelled in a small area of a very unique ecosystem ...

Native to Brazil, the Spix's Macaw vanished because of illegal pet trade and habitat destruction. Conservationists have been breeding them in captivity, and if all goes well, they could make a ...

Vantara also played a vital role in reintroducing the extinct-in-the-wild Spix’s Macaw—further proof of its global conservation impact.