The cock bird, however, took no part in the rearing of the young bird. The food given to the birds is, on the whole, similar to that which John Stoodley describes in his book "Parrot Production". 

We are experiencing very good results with this food formulation. On this diet, the colours of the plumage are resplendent, and in excellent condition, and the birds are much more active. We complement the food with condensed milk and white bread, together with a large amount of fresh fruit and herbs. The hen bird is thriving well on this diet, in spite of the additional strain of feeding the young bird. 

The male bird stays passive when we do a nest inspection and he does not interfere. After the first month, the female did not spend long periods in the nest.  

On the 38th day the young bird weighed 695grams and on the 50th day 760 grams. On the 56th day it was fully feathered. On the 71st day it weighed 1000grams. The body was completely covered with the typical light blue feathers with yellow feathers all over its ventral area.

 The distribution of this macaw, until recently unknown, is believed to be north of Santa Cruz (Bolivia). FORSHAW in his edition of Parrots of the World considers it to be a mysterious bird.  

A few years ago, this hitherto unknown specie of macaw was brought to Europe-USA-Africa. In 1982 Loro Park acquired a beautiful pair of these birds, which were soon displayed to the public. 

The aviary in which they were housed was 3.6m in depth, 4m long and 4.2m high. A nesting box 50cm in depth 60cm long and 80cm high was installed in a sheltered area in the South West corner. The entrance to the box was 14cm in size and faces north. Nesting materials were rotten wood, and shavings. They have no fear of visitors. 

Fresh pine and eucalyptus wood is given each week, and is quickly gnawed down.  

The breeding box was installed at the same time as the birds were introduced to the cage, app 1982, Initially, it was used for sleeping quarters, but 15 days before the hen laid her first egg, she only left the nest box for food.