Re: Is this bird a Scarlet or a Catalina
Posted by GreyLady on 9/06/08

On 9/04/08, Jennifer wrote:
> I bought a macaw from a lady who knows nothing about birds.
> what I was told is that he is a Catalina Macaw who is
> almost 2 years old. I don't think this bird is a Catalina I
> think the bird is a scarlet. His name is Bubba. Here are
> some weird little markings he has. His head is red but on
> his neck he has little yellow tips on his feathers. The
> tips of his wings are red with yellow bands around his
> wings and are tiped with green then light blue and dark
> blue. I am not really sure if this bird is a catalina or a
> scarlet with different markings. Could it maybe be a Ruby
> macaw?? I will post some pictures later.
>

I sent you an email but here are some links that might help.
Scarlet Pictures:

http://www.fotosearch.com/photos-images/scarlet-macaw.html

Harlequin pics:

http://animal-world.com/encyclo/birds/macaws/harlequin.php

Catalina pics:

http://www.petparrot.com/Catalina.htm

Posts on this thread, including this one

• Is this bird a Scarlet or a Catalina, 9/04/08, by Jennifer.
• Re: Is this bird a Scarlet or a Catalina, 9/06/08, by GreyLady.