Im a parrot person. I had no idea about the Spix until today. Why isn't this more public? i would like to help. i hand rear exotic parrots part hobbie, part income as i have time. If there is anything i can do to help financially or personally please point me in the right direction. Thank you for what you are doing, extinction events are very serious.
It's a shame that there is only a small amount of spix macaw's left (critically endangered) if anyone looked at my channel you could tell why i have a spix as the avatar. Spix macaw's for life.
Well ok also you do know your talking to one of the Rio wiki members But ok thats your verdict of what you think of the film and i know mine is different to yours
@IDesertfireI thank you, im 12 and i hope this will help he spix macaw species and not get them to extintion and to other species,but especially THIS species,btw did the egg hatched??? thanks
If these birds are reintroduced back into the wild, it will have to be taken in mind that they have an extremely restricted range. They were only found in the state of Bahia, and only nested in the cavities of caraibeira trees.
I was aware of the Spix Macaw's existence BEFORE the movie RIO made them publically well-known in terms of mainstream films and such. I went on a field trip to a local zoo back in the 1990s when I was still in elementary school and witnessed 2 of them in captivity in the bird's aviary. Of course, I was too young to realize what makes them special and unique those years ago, but it's getting really sad that they're facing extinction these days.
how has the breeding program come along since it has been 8 years since the video was made? I know I know they probably won't respond but its worth a try =/
According to Act-parrots.org there are about 160 captive spix macaws today (so the breeding has been somewhat successful) and they’re planning to try and reintroduce them to the wild in Brazil by releasing 52 macaws into a protected area. It’s great news! More info here: www.act-parrots.org/spixs-macaw/?lang=en
I have a question... Please anwser me is you can... Why Spix Macaw aren't Blue like this picture (I can't seem to link here but please reply me so i could give you see the picture)
Great video, however, it would have been greater, if you have zoomed the camera more in to the birds, specially that people does not get see one of those every day! Thank you, please load more videos as you guys progress!
I still do not get the idea of keeping birds in almost empty aviaries. I do not know but my mind do not react happly when I see this space. I know that they can destroy a tree if you put one in there, but so what? Just replace it every 6 months or so. Please put some foliage, or ropes they can hang and move frome one to the other and you'll see the difference. Birds are use to this, and they need the stuggle to move around in trees. It is a mental exercise that kept the bird mentally healthy.
Most of the BII stock of Spix was sold to Al Wabra in the early 2000 when there's a bird flu epidemic in the Phil, i learned it was ship to Qatar via the private plane of the Sultan
actually it's not unique spix macaw breeding center coz there one more center in dubai or kuwait,where they are doing very well with over eighty spixes.
It is wonderful that you are breeding the Spix's Macaw to release in the wild. Did their numbers plummet due to the pet trade or loss of habitat? How can their environment be changed to keep the released birds as safe as possible? I think the birds should have more enrichment in their aviaries other than dead branches. The greenery is all on the outside.
the 2 dislikers hav balls of fail why dislike this video? i mean i belong with these birds i am named after them, named after the birds of prey aka Talon, my family raised birds 4 300 years i was brought here 4 them. i been taking good care of these wonderful creatures 4 15 years n this is how repay them? guys their just like u. Only that people kill animals 4 sport but these birds hav sufferd alot i hope u people understand that the way were treating animals is not right. - Talon Bush
I have a thought I use to raise macaws I found out they love alot of perches in the avaries some hens love to breed on a flat perch they also need bigger perches might give it a try who know maybe your other pairs will go to nest. let me know what you think bob angst
@slub77 Does Linda really say Spix? I know that I heard Tulio say spix when he was dressed up in the costume, but I wasn't sure if he really said it because the other stuff was in Portugese. Oooo! Must find this interview.
i think it would be nice if there were more facilities like this one all around the world working to prevent the extinction of the animals which the human race has caused to die out
As someone who has bred parrots though admittedly not a species anywhere near as endangered as these the last thing I would do is invite strangers to film them when they were sitting on eggs or feeding chicks. I admire these people no end but even when I was breeding 20 years ago we had nest box cameras that negated the need for interference, why could that footage have been used instead of a camera crew ?
If you are tuning in to see these rare parrots, do not waste your time. Other than a blurry, barely focused view from afar, through the fencing of the cage, you will not see these parrots. By that I mean that if you flipped through a magazine with photos of parrots, you would still not be able to identify these parrots, because this video did not show them with any clarity. The last 4 seconds of this video gives a glimpse of the parrots. So enjoy 6 minutes and 7 seconds of not seeing the parrots, and 4 seconds of sort of seeing the parrots.
quote from this video, '...as you can see, they're just as interested in people as people are interested in them." yes, thus the downfall of these and other intelligent creatures. how will they survive any better in the future with that? *sigh*
Humans can clone sheep, and for all we know, even humans... yet when it comes to nearly extinct wild animals, science is like "you're on your own nature"... and we rely on good people like this guy to help keep them going. Also, all the people who love the movie Rio, that movie is pretty much why this bird is almost gone.
***** We did a simulation once with the exact population data, the chance of extinction was 95%. Even though simulations are not always precise, I was really worried... I hope I can see these guys back to their natural habitat one day.
