Counts on different populations within a species’ range are crucial to understanding its conservation status. WPT collaborator Fundación CLB has been assessing the Blue-throated Macaw’s (Ara glaucogularis) status across its range and exploring habitats for potential reintroductions of birds from breeding-for-release programs. Additionally, for the first time, a census was completed across the southern part of the macaws’ range in 2022, where the team found nearly 40 birds, with macaws also being sighted at seven new sites. The reasons for the discovery are unclear and may be because the team had placed nest boxes where the birds had never nested before. Another count in 2023 found about 65 birds.

Using two new specialised phone apps, the team collects observational and locational data on wild Blue-throated Macaws and conducts social surveys to collect data from residents on macaw sightings, counts and behaviours.