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

Anodorhynchus leari is commonly known (its common name) as the Lear's Macaw in English. In French (Français), Anodorhynchus leari is commonly known as the Ara Cobalt or Ara De Lear. In Spanish (Español), Anodorhynchus leari is commonly known as the Guacamayo Cobalto or Guacamayo De Lear.

Anodorhynchus leari is classified as critically 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 leari'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 leari is Bonaparte, 1856 (IUCN Red List).

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

Brazil (IUCN Red List).

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

Major Habitat(s): 3.5 Shrubland - Subtropical/Tropical Dry (IUCN Red List).

Range: Anodorhynchus leari was known to science for 150 years, from trade birds, before a wild population was found in 1978. These 246 birds (2001 count)⁶ form two colonies at Toca Velha and Serra Branca, south of the Raso da Catarina plateau in north-east Bahia, Brazil. In 1995, a roosting site holding 22 birds was located at Sento S/Campo Formoso, 200 km to the east². Initially, this was thought to represent a distinct subpopulation², but is now considered to refer to birds from the Toca Velha/Serra Branca population following patches of fruiting licur Syagrus palms⁵. The severity of existing threats indicates that the species continues to decline. There is a small captive population but breeding is sporadic and uncoordinated. (IUCN Red List).

CONSERVATION STATUS

Red List Category & Criteria: Anodorhynchus leari is listed as CR C2a(ii) ver 3.1 (2001) (IUCN Red List).

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

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

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

Red List Rational / Justification : Anodorhynchus leari is listed by IUCN for the following: This species is Critically Endangered because it has an extremely small population which breeds in one area and is continuing to decline, principally as a result of trapping for trade. There are some conservation measures in place and the success of these is essential to the species' survival. (IUCN Red List).

Threats: 1.1.4.2 (Wikipedia).

Red List History: Anodorhynchus leari 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 leari:

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 Conservation Monitoring Centre. 1986. 1986 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK.

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 leari (IUCN Red List).

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