I have never seen a B& G blush......... thats wild! I thought about it for a minute and again I have never seen them do this.

have you ever seen a Blue throated macaw in person{ they are SOOOOO rare ? I have{ at a bird show , not a vendor but a buyer and he came in with non -clipped wings... well I told him I would like to clip his wings and explain how rare this bird was & he had no clue was given to him by family member in CA, he came in with bird on a wagon, Well I clipped his wings }and they do not seem to blush not like a Military macaw nor does any other species , this is what attracted me to the Military along with there personalities.

Miligolds appearance may be different depending on the parents. I have seen four as well as my own and they all looked a bit different. No red though. I would say part Catalina.

I haven't seen one in person. We have two members here that have one. Hopefully we'll see them post later.

Here's an article that speaks of the Blue Throats and Red Fronts blushing.

Winged Wisdom Pet Bird Magazine - Macaws - Personality Plus!!

I have a Blue Throat ...Beaker

BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!! Love them , nothing like these guys!

Thanks for sharing a picture of him/her.

hybrids are not sterile (for the most part... edit note at the end) ... there are people who have 4, 5th and even 6th generation crosses. Most breeders stopped crossing in the 90's because people got on them about ruining the gene pool (because importation is not allowed any more) and because people wanted to keep the species true......

Here is from one site:
Hybrid Macaws



Parent 1 Parent2 Chicks:
Blue & Gold Greenwing Harlequin
Blue & Gold Hyacinth Caloshua
Blue & Gold Scarlet Catalina
Buffons Greenwing Buffwing
Camelot Scarlet Capri
Catalina Greenwing Flame
Catalina Scarlet Camelot
Greenwing Calico Cameo
Greenwing Military Calico
Scarlet Buffons Verde
Scarlet Greenwing Ruby
Scarlet Military Shamrock
Military Blue & Gold Miligold
Military Buffons Miliffons


this site shows a few pictures: Hybrid Macaw Parrots, Names and Definitions

people should also know that Hybrids are NOT MUTATIONS... Mutations are a color variation within a species- the blue yellow napes, an albino ringneck, lutino plum head parakeet. Mutations often happen in nature (out in the wild where they originate). Some do not survive because the colors attract preditors........ Hybrids are caused by people taking one of one kind another of another and breeding them- Scarlet and a Military=Shamrock....



there are also a great deal of color variations within the birds- our first blue and gold is not ANYTHING like our current resident Blue and Gold Max... Look at Yellow Napes- some have tons of yellow, others a spot. There are also regional differences. We were in Australia for a month- the size differences in Galahs was incredible... The nothern ones we saw were in trees with Lories and were quite small- not much difference but the southern ones we saw were HUMONGOUS !!!

just my .05¢
doreen
EDIT NOTE>...................

OK... SOME hybrids might, MIGHT be sterile... If you take an aratinga with an aratinga----say a sun with a jenday, they will breed and produce babies that more then likely will be fertile. If you take a sun and a patty, they may also breed but MAYBE the offspring might be sterile.... it depends on the taxonomy (I THINK that is the word....... )