Macaws on the Endangered Species List

Hyacinthine (Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus)
Year placed on Appendix - 1987
Approx. number in wild - 6,000
CITES Appendix I

Green Winged (Ara Chloptera)
Year placed on Appendix - 1981
Approx. number in wild - 300,000
CITES Appendix II

Scarlet (Ara macao)
Year placed on Appendix - 1985
Approx. number in wild - 300,000
CITES Appendix I

Blue and Gold (Ara ararauna)
Year placed on Appendix - 1981
Approx. number in wild - 500,000
CITES Appendix II

Buffon (Ara ambigua)
Year placed on Appendix - 1984
Approx. number in wild - 3,000
CITES Appendix I

Military (Ara militaris)
Year placed on Appendix - 1987
Approx. number in wild - 30,000
CITES Appendix I

Cuban (Ara tricolor)
Year placed on Appendix - 1981
Extinct
Approx. number in wild - 0

Lear's (Anodorhynchus leari)
Year placed on Appendix - 1981
Approx. number in wild - 500
CITES Appendix I

Blue Throated (Ara glaucogularis)
Year placed on Appendix - 1983
Approx. number in wild - 70
CITES Appendix I

Red Fronted (Ara rubrogenys)
Year placed on Appendix - 1983
Approx. number in wild - 600
CITES Appendix I

Red Bellied (Ara manilata)
Year placed on Appendix - 1981
Approx. number in wild - N/A
CITES Appendix II

Severe (Ara severa)
Year placed on Appendix - 1981
Approx. number in wild - N/A
CITES Appendix II

Illiger (Ara maracana)
Year placed on Appendix - 1989
Approx. number in wild - 5,000
CITES Appendix I

Spix (Cyanopsitta spixii)
Year placed on Appendix - 1975
Approx. number in wild - 0
CITES Appendix I

Yellow Collar (Ara aurocollis)
Year placed on Appendix - 1981
Approx. number in wild - N/A
CITES Appendix II

Noble (Diopsittaca nobilis cumansis)
Year placed on Appendix - 1981
Approx. number in wild - N/A
CITES Appendix II

Hahns (Diopsittaca nobilis nobilis)
Year placed on Appendix - 1981
Approx. number in wild - N/A
CITES Appendix II

Glaucous (Anodorhynchus glaucus)
Year placed on Appendix - 1976
Extinct 0
Approx. number in wild - 0

Coulons (Ara couloni)
Year placed on Appendix - 1976
Approx. number in wild - 20,000
CITES Appendix I


CITES - The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (over 100 countries comply with CITES rules).

Appendix I - Species endangered and trade is permitted only in exceptional circumstances.

Appendix II - Species which would become endangered unless trade is regulated.

interesting side note to that.... most airline policy (domestic travel and determined by individual airline) prohibits shipping of CITES I creatures. I looked into that when Red was shipped to me... they told me CITES II is OK (GW) but I wondered if I had to put a Scarlet (CITES I) on a plane if anyone would even know the difference.

We have a ysa and btm shipped on delta from texasthe breeder did set it up but we had no problems.

My guess is that domestically-raised, close-banded CITES I parrots are a bit easier to ship than those for whom documented proof of being domestically bred can't be obtained. Look online, and you'll see that breeders legally ship Scarlets, Hyacinths, Military Macaws, etc. via air all the time.

Red was not banded nor chipped when shipped.... but he is CITES II.

It is not Illegal per say to ship CITES I... just against some airline POLICY. I can't find it on their website, but while I was waiting for Red because I showed up early, they had a HUGE sign that said they would not accept ANY CITES I creatures as cargo... but my thought at the time was.... who would know the difference?

Continental shipped my Scarlet no problem...I don't think they pay any attention. The dumbies that carried her in said "ain't these birds mean?" ...I felt like saying stick your finger in and find out. LOL