Rarest bird of the World

 

Common name - Spix Macaw

Scientific name - Cyanopsitta spixii

Diet- Herbivores

Height- 55cm , wingspan- 64cm (approx)

Weight- 300 to 350  gram

Lifespan - 25 to 30yrs

Habitat - South America

Spix Macaw, also known as little blue macaw. The Spix Macaw, one of the rarest bird in the world . This little macaw was first described by a German naturalist, Georg Marcgrave. The first specimen was collected by Johann Bapitist von spix , in 1819 on the bank of the Rio Sao Francisco in northeast Bahia in Brazil.

It's appearance is various shades of blue, with a grey- blue head, light blue underparts, and vivid blue upperparts. Male and Female are same in appearance , however the female are slightly smaller. Females will complete all the incubation of the eggs which takes 25- 28 days .Sexual maturity is achieved at 7 years old. They feed on a range of seeds, fruits, flowers, leaves and other plant material. They may eat tree bark to obtain minerals.

Currently, there are no known survivors of the species in the wild and last sightening was in 2016. It is estimated that there are only 177 captive individuals in the world.
The species declared extinct in the wild in 2000.