Do Spix Macaws Still Exist. The spix's macaw, made famous by the movie rio, were declared extinct in the wild 2018. The glaucus macaw is probably already extinct.
Cyanopsitta spixii is the scientific name for spix’s macaw. The spix's macaw belongs to a group that is commonly referred to as the blue macaws, which includes the closely related glaucous macaws (anodorhynchus glaucus), lear's macaws (anodorhynchus leari) and the hyacinth. The spix's macaw, made famous by the movie rio, were declared extinct in the wild 2018.
He died of old age in 2014, but he may still be able to help his species.
In 1991, when the international studbook was in the process of being officially recognized, the information about the real number of spix’s macaws in captivity. Today spix’s macaws exist only in captivity, and, according to the wikipedia resource, the number held in captivity has reached 110 birds. How many spix’s macaw are left? How many spix’s macaws still exist?