<P> These birds can reach a length of 76--86 cm (30--34 in) and weigh 0.900--1.5 kg (2--3 lb), making them some of the larger members of their family . They are vivid in appearance with blue - green wings and tail, dark - blue chin, golden under parts, and a green forehead . Their beaks are black . The naked face is white, turning pink in excited birds, and lined with small, black feathers . Blue - and - yellow macaws live from 30 to 35 years in the wild and reach sexual maturity between the ages of 3 and 6 years . </P> <P> Little variation in plumage is seen across the range . Some birds have a more orange or "butterscotch" underside color, particularly on the breast . This was often seen in Trinidad birds and others of the Caribbean area . The blue - and - yellow macaw uses its powerful beak for breaking nutshells, and for climbing up and hanging from trees </P> <P> This species occurs in Venezuela, Peru, Brazil, Bolivia, and Paraguay . The range extends slightly into Central America, where it is restricted to Panama . The species' range formerly included Trinidad, but it became extinct there by 1970 as a result of human activities . Between 1999 and 2003, wild - caught blue - and - gold macaws were translocated from Guyana to Trinidad, in an attempt to re-establish the species in a protected area around Nariva swamp . A small breeding population descended from introduced birds is found in Puerto Rico, and another has inhabited Miami - Dade County, Florida, since the mid-1980s . </P> <P> The blue - and - yellow macaw generally mates for life . They nest almost exclusively in dead palms and most nests are in Mauritia flexuosa palms. The female typically lays two or three eggs . The female incubates the eggs for about 28 days . One chick is dominant and gets most of the food; the others perish in the nest . Chicks fledge from the nest about 97 days after hatching . The male bird's color signals readiness for breeding . The brighter and bolder the colors, the better the chance of getting a mate . </P>

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