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"Picture
a scarlet macaw:
a fierce, full meter of royal
red feathers head to tail, a soldier's rainbow-colored
epaulets, a skeptic's eye staring out from
a naked white face, a beak that takes no prisoners."
-Barbara Kingsolver,
Seeing Scarlet
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Scarlet Macaw
Project: Caring for the National Bird at The Copan Archaeological
Park
The Scarlet
Macaw is the National Bird of Honduras. The Park has initiated
a collaborative Scarlet Macaw Care Project with officials at
the Copan Archaeological Park, a U.S. private foundation, and
a Honduran non-governmental organization to better care for a
group
of 15 to 20 scarlet macaws living as pets on the archaeological
park grounds.
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birds were intercepted at the border as they were being illegally
exported and now reside at the park as property of the state.
Their wings are clipped, some pick at their feathers, their
colors are not vibrant and yet they are breeding and members
of the staff of the Institute of Anthropology and History
want to learn how to better care for these impressive birds. |
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Projects > Bird
FAQ's: Informative Resource Center
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Breeding Program · Ancient
Maya Connections
Scarlet Macaw Project · Honduran School Programs
Connect With the World · Macaw Mountain Future Plans
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