Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus is a chordate, or more specifically a bird, in the Psittacidae family.

Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus is commonly known (its common name) as the Hyacinth Macaw in English. In French (Français), Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus is commonly known as the Ara Bleu or Ara Hyacinthe or Ara Jacinthe. In Spanish (Español), Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus is commonly known as the Guacamayo Azul or Guacamayo Jacinto.

Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus is classified as endangered by the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, the world's most comprehensive inventory of the global conservation status of plant and animal species maintained by the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources. Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus's population trend was decreasing at last assessment, meaning its numbers are declining in the wild.

Species Authority: The species authority, or the name(s) of scientist(s) or person(s) who first described Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus is (Latham, 1790) (IUCN Red List).

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Country Distribution: Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus is found in the following countries:

Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay (IUCN Red List).

Biome(s)/Ecosystem(s): IUCN lists the following as biomes for Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus: Terrestrial (IUCN Red List).

Major Habitat(s): 1.8 Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Swamp
2.1 Savanna - Dry
2.2 Savanna - Moist
4.5 Grassland - Subtropical/Tropical Dry Lowland (IUCN Red List).

Range: Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus occurs in three areas of Brazil: east Amazonia (along the rios Tocantins, Xingu and Tapajs, and possibly persists in Amap), the Gerais of Maranho, Piau, Bahia, Tocantins, Gois, Mato Grosso and Minas Gerais, and in the Pantanal of Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul and marginally into east Bolivia (Santa Cruz), and Paraguay (Concepcin with local reports from Alto Paraguay²). Population estimates vary from c.3,000 birds to c.5,000 birds in the Pantanal and 1,000-2,500 individuals in the Gerais in 1998⁸. Populations in the Pantanal may have expanded recently^eg10, probably in reponse to conservation projects. (IUCN Red List).

CONSERVATION STATUS

Red List Category & Criteria: Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus is listed as EN A2bcd ver 3.1 (2001) (IUCN Red List).

Year Assessed: Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus's status was assessed in 2004 (IUCN Red List).

Assessor: Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus's Red List status was evaluated by BirdLife International (IUCN Red List).

Red List Evaluator: The Red List Evaluator for Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus is listed by IUCN as Capper, D., Wege, D. & Benstead, P. (BirdLife International Red List Authority) (IUCN Red List).

Red List Rational / Justification : Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus is listed by IUCN for the following: This species qualifies as Endangered since the remaining small populations are probably undergoing very rapid reductions as a result of illegal trapping for the cage-bird trade and habitat loss. (IUCN Red List).

Threats: 1.1.2 (Wikipedia).

Red List History: Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus was listed on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species in 1988 (IUCN Red List).

Data Sources for IUCN data: The following is a list of citations from the IUCN web site for Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus:

Baillie, J. and Groombridge, B. (compilers and editors) 1996. 1996 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland.

Bird Reference Citations. The numbers inserted in the text accounts above (usually in bold) refer to references. For further details on these references, click on the BirdLife International link above to go to the specific species account on the BirdLife web site. In some cases, particularly in the taxonomic notes, the references are cited using the author names. Details for these can be found on the BirdLife International web site at the following two places:
For References from A–L.
For References from M–Z.

BirdLife International. 2000. Threatened Birds of the World. Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, U.K.

BirdLife International. 2004 Threatened Birds of the World 2004. CD-ROM. BirdLife International, Cambridge, U.K.

Collar, N.J. and Andrew, P. 1988. Birds to Watch. The ICBP World Checklist of Threatened Birds. ICBP Technical Publication No. 8. Page Bros. (Norwich) Ltd, Norfolk, England.

Collar, N.J., Crosby, M.J. and Stattersfield, A.J. 1994. Birds to Watch 2. The World List of Threatened Birds BirdLife International. Page Bros (Norwich) Ltd, U.K.

IUCN. 1990. 1990 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK.

(IUCN Red List).

Links: IUCN Red List Profile for Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus (IUCN Red List).

References: Wikipedia lists the following as references for Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus:
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