Scarlet Macaw population in Osa is the largest in Costa Rica

The most abundant population of Scarlet Macaws in Costa Rica is situated in the Osa Peninsula.This was revealed in a study by US and British scientists in the latest edition of the periodical Biología Tropical.

Although it is difficult to say with absolute certainty, it is believed that the Scarlet Macaw population in the Osa area consists of between 800 and 1200 birds. This exceeds three times the Scarlet Macaw population estimated in the Pacific Central area where barely 432 are registered.

Keeping in mind that this is a tropical bird species that is in danger of extinction, identifying a Scarlet Macaw population with more than 1,000 birds is a very good thing,” stated Christopher Vaughan, a scientist from the University of Wisconsin who has been studying birds in this country for thirty years.