Blue-and-yellow macaw

Blue-and-gold macaw Talking: fair to good, and one of the chattier large macaws. Noise: very loud. Lifespan: commonly 30 to 60 years, and large macaws can reach 75. The blue-and-gold is the classic big macaw, up to about 35 inches long, goofy and affectionate, and it can learn a decent stock of words and phrases even though macaws are not known for large vocabularies. Everything else about it is large too. Its contact call is a harsh, penetrating squawk that carries through walls, its beak can be exceedingly destructive, and it needs a cage closer to an aviary plus hours of daily attention. Anyone who shares a wall with neighbors should hear one call in person before deciding.