Spix's Macaw - Aviculture

Aviculture

The bird was exceedingly rare in aviculture, the few being held by wealthy collectors rather than privately as pets. Bates & Busenbark say that the bird was intelligent and affectionate, talked some, and had no worse proclivity for screaming than Amazons. They also noted that the Spix were spiteful to other birds.

Due to its CITES Appendix I conservation status and lack of private breeders, there are now no sources from which the bird may be obtained for the pet trade.

The Spix is one of the "four blues", the four species of all blue macaws formerly seen in captivity together including the Hyacinth Macaw, Lear's Macaw, and Glaucous Macaw (extinct).