Ancient Parrot Bone Unearthed In New Mexico Is From Lost American Parrot
<p>Ancient parrot bones are relatively common finds in archaeological sites in the American Southwest. Many have been identified as coming from scarlet macaws, <em>Ara macao</em>, whose geographic distribution today includes tropical rainforests and savannahs in the southern portions of Mexico and throughout Central America — which nowhere are closer than 1,100 km (683.5 miles) away. Based on this evidence, it is argued that these macaws were relocated by a thriving parrot trade and kept as status symbols or for cultural or ceremonial purposes, or bred locally for these purposes by Indigenous Peoples (<a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/grrlscientist/2018/08/13/have-we-found-the-first-parrot-breeders-in-north-america/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">ref</a>).</p>
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