Species names in all available languages
Language | Common name |
---|---|
Bulgarian | Спиксов ара |
Dutch | Spix' Ara |
English (United States) | Spix's Macaw |
French | Ara de Spix |
German | Spixara |
Icelandic | Geislaari |
Japanese | アオコンゴウインコ |
Norwegian | brilleara |
Polish | ara modra |
Portuguese (Brazil) | ararinha-azul |
Portuguese (Portugal) | Ararinha-azul |
Russian | Синий ара |
Serbian | Spiksova plava ara |
Slovak | ara sivomodrá |
Spanish | Guacamayo de Spix |
Spanish (Spain) | Guacamayo de Spix |
Swedish | spixara |
Turkish | Spiks Arası |
Revision Notes
Guy M. Kirwan revised the account.
Cyanopsitta spixii (Wagler, 1832)
PROTONYM:
Sittace Spixii
Wagler, 1832. Abh. Konigl. Bay. Akad. Wiss. 1, p.675.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Based on Arara hyacinthinus Spix, not of Latham, type from Joazeiro, Rio Sao Francisco, Brazil.
Definitions
- CYANOPSITTA
- spixi / spixii
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
SPECIES
Spix's Macaw Cyanopsitta spixii Scientific name definitions
Christopher J. Sharpe, Guy M. Kirwan, Nigel Collar, and Peter F. D. Boesman
Version: 2.1 — Published June 27, 2022
Version: 2.1 — Published June 27, 2022
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Demography and Populations
Introduction
There are no empirical data on population or trends for this species.
Life Span and Survivorship
One generation length has been estimated at 9.6 years (14).