Spix Macaw Population 2025. They were spix’s macaws (cyanopsitta spixii), one of the world’s most threatened species, with its few living individuals all confined to captive facilities around the world. Discover the incredible story of the spix macaw, a critically endangered blue parrot native to brazil.
In brazil, a south african couple is working with local communities to reintroduce the highly endangered spix’s macaw into nature. Although this species exists in several captive populations, the last known individual in the wild disappeared at the end of 2000, with no subsequent confirmed sightings of wild individuals.