HYACINTH MACAWS IN FLIGHT Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus ©Laura Quick I was lucky to see a pair of Hyacinth Macaws in flight while visiting the Amazon Basin. Those I was not lucky enough to catch in flight, didn't try, just watched them circle around twice before departing. These are free-flying in the bird show at the Los Angeles Zoo. The hyacinth macaw, or hyacinthine macaw, is a parrot native to central and eastern South America. With a length of about one meter it is longer than any other species of parrot. It is the largest macaw and the largest flying parrot species, (the flightless kakapo of New Zealand can outweigh it). #hyacinthmacaw #anodorhynchushyacinthinus #©lauraquick #macaw #bird #birdsofinstagram #animal #losangeleszooandbotanicalgardens #lazoo #glaza #losangeleszoo #purple #beautiful #blue #psittaciformes #zygodactyl #beak #flight #biggestmacaw #secondheaviest #southamerica https://www.instagram.com/p/B8-tYMWn4-C/?igshid=pguts8tq1alz