Amazonian headdress

Headdress decorated with different coloured feathers

The long blue/yellow feathers on the headdress are from Blue & Yellow Macaw (Ara ararauana). The red feathers are probably from Scarlet Macaw (Ara macao) while the green feathers are also Macaw, possibly Green-winged Macaw (Ara chloroptera). The black feathers are from Wood Stork (Mycteria americana).

Headdress decorated with different coloured feathersFeather headdress

Sources of information

National Museums Liverpool website


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