noun
- large, brightly colored parrots with long tails, native to Central and South America
Examples
- The zoo’s tropical bird exhibit featured several beautiful macaws.
- Scarlet macaws are known for their brilliant red, blue, and yellow feathers.
- Wild macaws live in the rainforests of Brazil and Peru.
- The macaws squawked loudly as they flew overhead.
- Blue-and-yellow macaws can live for over 50 years.
- Poachers threaten many macaw species in their natural habitats.