How did macaws become endangered?

Since the year 2000, the species has been considered extinct in the wild. In addition to illegal trafficking, the destruction of habitat due to human influences was the main reason for the extinction of the species. Today only around 160 Spix's Macaws exist in captivity worldwide.

How many macaw are left in the world?

There are believed to be less than 3,000 hyacinth macaws in the wild, for instance, and less than 1,000 red-fronted and blue-throated macaws. Just a single Spix's macaw may still be in the wild. The glaucus macaw is probably already extinct.