Extract on Spix's Macaw from The Current Distribution and Status of Mainland Neotropical Parrots

by Robert S. RIDGELY published in Conservation of New World Parrots (Pages 241-2), the Proceedings of the ICBP Parrot Working Group Meeting on St. Lucia in 1980.

A few strokes before midnight for the Spix’s Macaw Cyanopsitta spixii

By Thomas ARNDT, Anton SOJER, Dr. Hans STRUNDEN, Roland WIRTH. Published in " Gefiederte Welt " (Issue 12/86) and translated by the website editor.

Report on the journey in the region of Curaçá from 28th April to 10th May 1987

By Dr. Paul Roth in the ZGAP newsletter issued in October 1987. (Translated by the website editor from the original German text)

Up-to-date information on the Spix Macaw

A presentation at Loro Parque in August 1987 by Carlos KELLER, Executive Director of the Tropicus Breeding Center.

Spix's Macaw meeting on Tenerife

A report by Thomas Arndt in the ZGAP newsletter October 1987.

Letter to the members of the ZGAP

Published in the ZGAP newsletter in October 1987.

Cyanopsitta spixii: A Non-Recovery Report

by J.B THOMSEN and C.A.MUNN Published in 1988 in Parrotletter, the Newsletter and Journal of the ICBP/SSC Parrot Specialist Group, Vol. 1, Issue 1

Spix's macaw (Cyanopsitta spixii)

A report by Anton Sojer to the membership of the ZGAP in March 1989        translated by the website editor

Spix's Macaw -Cyanopsitta spixii. What do we know today about this rare bird?

A report on field work carried out from 1985 to 1988 by Dr. Paul ROTH published in "Papageien" (Issues 3/90 and 4/90), translated from the German by Tony Pittman for Cage & Aviary Birds.

The Spix's Macaw An unpublished report

An unpublished report by British veterinarian George Smith received by Traffic International in October 1990.

The habitat and status of Spix's Macaw Cyanopsitta spixii

by A.T.JUNIPER and C. YAMASHITA. Published in Bird Conservation International (1991) 1:1-9

Spix's Macaw

An article by George.A.SMITH in the Parrot Society Magazine in May 1991 (Volume XXV)

Entry on the Spix's Macaw in Threatened Birds of the Americas

by N.J.COLLAR, L.P GONZAGA, N.KRABBE, A.MADROÑO NIETO, L.G. NARANJO, T.A.PARKER III and D.C.WEGE. Published at the end of 1992 by the Smithsonian Institution Press of Washington and London in cooperation with the International Council for Bird Preservation, Cambridge, U.K.

RECOVERY PROGRAMME FQR THE SPIX'S MACAW (Cyanopsitta spixii)

Conservation in the wild and Reintroduction Programme by Dr. Ma. Iolita BAMPI and Marcos DA-RÉ. A presentation at the International Loro Parque Parrot Convention, Teneriffe, 14 -17 September, 1994.

Progress with Spix's Macaw in the wild

Tony PITTMAN tells us what he saw on his recent visit to the Spix's Macaw project in Brazil. Published in "Just Parrots" (Issue August/September 1995).

Saving Species - Spix's Macaw Recovery Project

by John STOODLEY published in Caged Bird Hobbyist in April 1996 (Pages 56-7).

Last chance to declare rarest bird in the world

A report published in Cyanopsitta, the newsletter of Loro Parque in June 1996 (Issue 41, Page 7)

The world's rarest parrot gets a flexible friend

A report by David WAUGH published in Parrots, April/May 1997 issue (Pages 6-7).

Does the world’s rarest macaw hybridize?

An article by David Waugh, PhD, Scientific Director, Loro Parque, Tenerife. Published in a.f.a Watchbird (Volume XXIV, Number 5) September/October 1997  

Spix's macaw: News from the recovery project

A report in Issue 52 (March 1999) of Cyanopsitta, the newsletter of the Loro Parque Foundation.

Report on Spix's Macaw

in the Miami Herald on 23rd August 1999 by Katherine ELLISON, Herald World Staff .

Article on numbers of Spix's Macaw in captivity

by Nelson KAWALL. Published in the September/October 1999 issue of Atualidades Ornitológicas.

The Spix's Macaw Conservation Programmme

Text by Natasha SCHISCHAKIN. A report in the June/September 1999 issue (Pages 12-15) of Cyanopsitta, the newsletter of the Loro Parque Foundation, Teneriffe.

Out on a limb. A report on a visit to the Spix' Macaw project

by Alex BELLOS. Published in the Guardian on Friday, 17th December 1999.

The American Federation of Aviculture and the Ara Brasil Institute

by Natasha SCHISCHAKIN, Conservation Coordinator, Conservation and Research Office Houston Zoological Gardens and Benny J. GALLAWAY & Robert J. BERRY, the American Federation of Aviculture. Published in the July/August 2000 issue of a.f.a Watchbird, the journal of the AFA.

Update on the status of the last wild male Spix's Macaw

by Natasha SCHISCHAKIN, Conservation & Research Office Houston Zoological Gardens, Texas published in afa Watchbird (Volume XXVIII, Number 2, 2001 (Pages  62-3)

The Spix's Macaw Recovery Committee will be restructured

A report in Issue 60 (March 2001) of Cyanopsitta, the newsletter of the Loro Parque Foundation

Battle of the bird breeders

A report by Giles WHITTELL in The Times dated Friday, 11th January 2002

The Spix's Macaw Recovery Programme

A Review by Tony JUNIPER presented at the 5th International Parrot Convention held at Loro Parque, Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife, Spain from 18th to 21st September 2002 and published in the official Proceedings issued at the end of the convention. Clique aqui por la versión espagñola.

An extraordinary find!

An article by Barry Fass-Holmes published in Parrots magazine in August 2003

Wild ambition

A conversation with Ryan Watson about his work to create a future in the wild for the Spix's Macaw conducted by Ron Toft. Published in Cage & Aviary Birds on November 9th 2011.

Qatari sheik takes endangered bird under his wing - Washington Post July 2011

Spix's Macaw Project Update

Received from Martin Guth (ACTP) on 2nd June 2013

Executive Summary of the National Action Plan for the Spix’s Macaw Conservation May 2012

This is an important aspect of the Spix’s Macaw conservation prorject by an important Brazilian organisation. 

From Collectors to Conservationists - Al Wabra Wildlife Preservation by Mark Szotek of Mongabay

Mongabay, an important non-profit provider of conservation and environmental science news, published this interesting article 

Bushido and the IV pensioner – Bankruptcies and parrots Translation of an article in the Swiss financial magazine “Bilanz” May 2013.

This is the translation of a really interesting article in the Swiss financial journal "Bilanz", which appeared in May 2013. It explains a lot about the situation with the Abou-Chaker gang in Berlin and the Spix’s macaw situation. 

Can two frozen testicles bring back the Spix’s Macaw? November 2015

The Spix’s Macaw Presley, which inspired the animated film "Rio" was discovered by a veterinary assistant in the United States and returned to Brazil to be used for breeding. 

A statement by Mark Stafford on 12th June 2016

Statement issued on 6th October 2016 after the International Spix’s Macaw Meeting in Germany

The Spix's Macaw population worldwide in December 2015

Statement by Al-Wabra Wildlife Conservation on 21st April 2018

This is the welcome statement from Al-Wabra Wildlife Conservation issue today

Statement by Mark Stafford on the Parrots International Facebook on 25th June 2018

Article in Stern magazine September 2018

This article about Buschido, the rapper in Berlin, associated with the Abou-Chaker gang, appeared in Stern magazine in September 2018. I have translated it because of its importance regarding the criminal gang alleged to support ACTP.  

Up-to-date information on the Spix’s Macaw project - October 2018

New agreement signed between by the Brazilian Government on 7th June 2019

A new agreement has been signed between the Brazilian Government, ACTP, Germany, and various partners to support the Spix’s Macaw Re-introduction Project. Mark Stafford of Parrots International posted a statement on this to this Facebook page, which I reproduce here because of its importance. This has already appeared on today’s News page (10th June 2019), but it is more than newsworthy. 

Article in the Süddeutsche Zeitung July 2019

An article about ACTP and Martin Guth appeared in the German regional newspaper Süddeutscher Zeitung earlier this month.

Spix’s macaw returns to Brazil, but is overshadowed by controversy - Mongabay March 2020

In March 2020 Mongabay published an article about the Spix’s macaw on its website

Qualitative description of the submission and agonistic behavior of the Spix’s Macaw (Cyanopsitta spixii)

As the link provided does not appear to function properly I copied and pasted the text so it can be read here

A wild hope - Article in Science by Kai Kupferschmidt

I have just read an article written earlier this month by Kai Kupferschmidt, who is based in Berlin and works for Science magazine. I was a bit disappointed that he did not mention my visit with Thomas Arndt in 1995 to the area near Curaca where we photographed and filmed the last Spix’s macaw in the wild with an Illiger’s Macaw as well as the captive female which had just been released, but disappeared soon after.  Some of these photos can be viewed on the website in the Gallery section.   

Spix’s Macaws released - an article by Rosemary Low published in August 2022

Rosemary Low wrote this expert summary of the situation with the Spix’s Macaw in 2022 and it was published in the August 2022 issue of Parrots magazine

Article on reintroduction of the Spix Macaw into the Caatinga

This is my translation of the article, which appeared in the July 2022 issue of the German parrot magazine "Papageien". The translation was published in the September 2022 issue of Parrots magazine. The original German article can be viewed now on the German website page in the Content section under Spix’s Macaw . 

Paper on the re-introduction of the Spix’s Macaw in the wild in the Caatinga Forest Domain

This is the paper recently published about the excellent work of Cromwell Purchase and his team in re-introducing the extinct in the wild Spix’s Macaw (Cyanopsitta spixii), into the Caatinga Forest Domain in Brazil. These birds have now successfully bred in the wild. 

Will the Spix’s Macaw be the new symbol of the Brazilian federal state of Bahia?

An interesting article has appeared in the April 2024 issue of the German magazine "Papageien". A green party politican in Bahi wants to use the image of the Spix’s Macaw as a symbol on the state’s flag and coat of arms.  

27 Spix’s Macaws in Sao Paulo Zoo

This is the translation of the article appearing in the July 2024 issue of Papageien. 

ICMBio reported to end cooperation with ACTP in Spix’s Macaw re-introduction project

Mongabay has very recently published an article in two parts on the recent decision by the Brazilian government agency, ICMBio, to end any co-operation with ACTP  in the re-introduction of the Spix’s Macaw into the wild in Bahia. This was brought about by the activities of Martin Guth, the owner of ACTP.  

The links to the article are:

https://news.mongabay.com/2024/07/for-extinct-spixs-macaw-successful-comeback-is-overshadowed-by-uncertainty/

Institutional conflict puts successful Spix’s macaw reintroduction at risk (mongabay.com)

"On the brink" article issued by the Cambridge University Press on behalf of Birdlife International

Cambridge University Press have just issued an article on behalf of Birdlife International about the situation with the Spix’s Macaw project in Brazil. This article can be read here.