Yellow-collared Macaw (Primolius auricollis)
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About Yellow-collared Macaw (Primolius auricollis)
- Kingdom: Animals
- Phylum: Chordates
- Class: Birds
- Order: Parrots
- Family: New World Parrots
The golden-collared macaw or yellow-collared macaw is a small, mostly green Central South American parrot, a member of a large group of Neotropical parrots known as macaws. It has a bright yellow patch on the back of its neck/upper shoulders that gives the species its name. In aviculture, it is one of a number of smaller macaws often called "mini-macaws".
