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Spix's Macaw (Cyanopsitta spixxi), the female that was reintroduced to the wild.
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Spix's Macaw (Cyanopsitta spixxi), the female that was reintroduced to the wild.
Spix's Macaws
a Non-Extinction Story
Natasha Schischakin
Conservation Coordinator, Houston Zoo, Houston, Texas
Spix's Macaw (Cyanopsitta spixxi), the female that was reintroduced to the wild.
(Photo by Natasha Schischakin)
The Spix's Macaw Cyanopsitta spixii, one of the world's most critically endangered species, was recently the focus of three days of meetings in Houston, Texas (September 30 - October 2, 1999). Endemic to one small area of Northeastern Brazil, in a habitat known as the "caatinga" (an and region of flat savanna scrubland interspersed with seasonal creeks and gallery forests), the Spix's Macaw was considered to be extinct in the wild 10 years ago. Nevertheless, this species is now recovering through the concerted efforts of the
Brazilian government and an international committee whose members include the aviculturists that hold this endangered species, government officials, conservationists and ornithologists.
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