Scientific name: Ara militaris
Order: Psittaciformes

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The Military Macaw is found in the forests of Mexico and South America, they live in large flocks and can live about 50-60 years in the wild. The Military Macaw's diet consists of seeds, fruits, nuts, berries and other vegetation found on treetops in their forests. Their beaks are well adapted for eating various seeds and nuts as they have the ability to break open the hardest of shells with relative ease.

Military Macaws will leave their roosts in flocks around dawn and head to their feeding areas. They will also visit heaps of clay known as “macaw licks”. These clay licks are found along riverbanks or sometimes in the interior of the Amazon rainforest. Macaws will flock to there to feed on these clay deposits, which appear to detoxify the poisons found in the seeds and vegetation of the rest of their diet.