Macaw (Ara macao) wildlife photograph

Expedition 🇧🇷 Brazil

Macaw in Brazil

Where to spot the macaw in Brazil, and how to log the discovery in Catch'Um.

Ara macao

Finding Macaw in Brazil

Looking for the macaw in Brazil? Start with Pantanal, Amazon Rainforest, and Iguaçu National Park, where access and habitat make a sighting more likely than a chance roadside glimpse.

Several parks and reserves in Brazil are worth planning around. Pantanal (Mato Grosso do Sul); Amazon Rainforest (Amazonas); Iguaçu National Park (Paraná). Use the notes under each spot to match the trip to your route.

Brazil context: Capybaras in the Pantanal, jaguars on the riverbank, and the lungs of the Earth in the Amazon.

In Brazil, look especially around tropical rainforest, riverine forest, and humid woodland. Those settings usually put you closest to where this species is active.

Where to spot one

  • Pantanal

    Mato Grosso do Sul

    The world's largest tropical wetland, with capybaras, jaguars, hyacinth macaws, and giant otters in open savanna.

    View on map →Official site →

  • Amazon Rainforest

    Amazonas

    Riverboat journeys through flooded forest, with pink dolphins, sloths, and more species than anywhere else on Earth.

  • Iguaçu National Park

    Paraná

    Atlantic Forest beside the falls, with toucans, coatis, and butterflies in subtropical jungle.

    View on map →Official site →

Full species guide

Biology, interesting facts, identification, and conservation live on the Macaw field guide. This page stays focused on finding one in Brazil.

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Log the Macaw in Brazil

Spot one in the wild, then scan it in Catch'Um to log your common discovery.