Here in Germany, the first snow has fallen, and the temperatures have turned wintry. ❄️ Our Spix's Macaw babies prefer to stay in the warm indoor aviaries and have a lot to do with the toys, some of which we have built ourselves. With these sugar-sweet recordings, we wish you a relaxing weekend. 💙 *** *** *** Hier in Deutschland ist der erste Schnee gefallen und die Temperaturen sind winterlich geworden. ❄️ Unsere Spix Ara Babies halten sich lieber in den warmen Innenvolieren auf und haben mit

Extinct in the wild! ‼️ Loud calls and screeching are specific to the species of the Spix's macaw too. Various and sometimes deafening alarm and excitement calls are part of their territorial behavior. As is typical for parrots, Spix's macaws also include strange environment noises in their repertoire. For example, this one bird sometimes sounds like a cat's meow. The synchronous calling of a couple, as been seen in the film, is called duetting. These two birds are marking their nesting territor