What is the life span of a Green Wing Macaw? and other fun facts

The life span of a macaw is 50 - 70+ years. 

The Green Wing Macaw are native to heavily forested country.  They are more of a bird of interior forests and are mostly observed in pairs and small parties. They are one of the larger Macaws, you will find a Green Wing to be approximately 30% heavier than the Blue and Gold or Scarlet Macaw.  Their natural habitat: Panama, Columbia, Venezuela, Guyana, Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay and Argentina

Their diet consists of seed, nuts, fruit, berries and buds and they will spend most of their day feeding in the treetops.  Along with other types of Macaws and other parrots the Green Wing Macaw frequents clay licks.  Eating the clay is said to aid digestion and to remove the toxins from their bodies, enabling them to eat unpalatable fruit.  This information was taken from www.parrotlink.com

At Cub Creek Science Camp we have a Green Wing Macaw named Skittles.  He lives in The Jungle with Jasper the Blue and Gold Macaw.  He is available for adoption during summer Science Camp.  His size may intimidate some of our campers but the staff at Science Camp can teach them to care for him properly.