All remaining Spix's Macaws reintroduced in the Brazilian Caatinga have tested positive for a lethal circovirus, threatening the species' fragile return to the wild and raising urgent biosecurity ...

Yet another barrage of bad luck has struck the last remaining Spix’s macaw in the wild. A significant number of the super-rare, sky-blue parrots have tested positive for a highly contagious and fatal ...

RIO DE JANEIRO -- Some have claimed she's indulging a forbidden romance. More likely, loneliness compels her to seek company at Rio de Janeiro's zoo. Either way, a blue-and-yellow macaw that ...

The only wild specimens of a rare blue parrot which had only recently been returned to its natural habitat in Brazil have ...

The only wild specimens of a rare blue parrot, which were recently returned to their natural habitat, have been diagnosed with an incurable, likely lethal virus, the Brazilian government said on ...

CURACA, Brazil — All Spix’s macaws are majestically blue in the blazing sun of Brazil's Northeast, but each bird is distinct to Candice and Cromwell Purchase. As the parrots soar squawking past their ...

The disease strikes a major blow to a program seeking to return the Spix's macaw -- featured in the 2011 animated film "Rio" -- to its semi-arid natural habitat in northeast Brazil, 25 years after ...

The only wild specimens of a rare blue parrot, which were recently returned to their natural habitat, have been diagnosed with an incurable, likely lethal virus, Brazil's government told AFP Thursday.

The reintroduction program for the Spix’s macaw, a species extinct in the wild and endemic to Brazil’s caatinga, has suffered a serious setback. The Ministry of the Environment confirmed this Tuesday ...

Macaws are among the most beautiful and fascinating birds in the world. With their bright feathers, intelligent minds, and playful nature, macaws have captured the hearts of bird lovers everywhere.

Photos: Last wild macaw in Rio is lonely and looking for love A blue-and-yellow macaw grooms a red-and-green macaw, inside an enclosure at BioParque, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Wednesday, May 5, 2021.