Are blue macaws real?

Keep those cheery memories in mind as you read the next few paragraphs, because I'm about to lay some unfortunate "real world" facts on you (and we all know that the real world doesn't always have happy endings). read more

In the 2011 film Rio, a male blue macaw – one of the most endangered species on Earth – is discovered living in Minnesota and is flown all the way down to Rio de Janeiro in the hopes that he can help repopulate the species with a female blue macaw. read more

Actually there are four species of Macaw known as Blue Macaw. The one that is most correctly referred to this way is the nearly-extinct Spix's Macaws (Ara spixii) This species is monotypic meaning it is the only species of its genus. read more