A full-sized macaw can reach lengths up to 35 1/2” with a wingspan of approximately 41” to 49”, and weigh approximately 2.75 to 3.75 lbs. The head, shoulders, and breast are a rich deep red. The overall population of green macaws appears to be declining, but the species has an extremely large range and is still listed by the IUCN, the world’s leading conservation organization, as one of least concern. It has gray legs. Unfortunately, farmers sometimes shoot the birds, believing that they are a crop pest. The green-winged macaw has a partly red plumage and a blue back and rump. Like all rainforest species, green-winged macaws are … Status The Green-winged Macaw Ara chloroptera is on the IUCN Red List for Endangered Species as Least Concern (LC). The green-winged macaw is also known as the red-and-green macaw, and is often mistaken for a scarlet macaw because of its predominant red feathering. It was listed as an endangered species by the United States in 2015. Unsustainable logging, conversion of land for agriculture and cattle pasture, and mining have severely diminished available habitat for the Great Green Macaw. The majority of macaws are now endangered in the wild; several are highly or critically endangered, others are threatened with extinction and five or more species are already extinct - mainly due to the rapid rate of deforestation, hunting, and the illegal trapping for the pet trade. Description Green-winged Macaws are very colorful parrots. Its long tail is tipped with blue, and its wings are blue with dark green upper wing coverts. The bird's upper beak is horn-colored, and the lower beak is black.