Macaw Scarlet basic information

The Scarlet Macaw grows to about 33.5 inches. Sometimes called the Red and Yellow Macaw, the base plumage color is a brilliant red. The tops of the wings are yellow, as are the irises and sometimes the edges of the feathers on the back of the head. Scarlet Macaws have green tips on the feathers of their wing coverts. The tail coverts are pale blue, and the wing feathers have blue outer webs. The upperside of the tail is mostly red feathers with blue edges. Scarlet Macaws may have light traces of red feather lines on their bald whitish face patches. The bill has blackish edges and is horn colored, and the lower mandible is dark gray or blackish. Scarlet Macaws have dark gray feet.