# Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Listing the Blue-throated Macaw
> **US Fish and Wildlife Service** · Final rule. · Published 2013-10-03 · Effective 2013-11-04 · 78 FR 61208
## Document
- **Document number:** 2013-24215
- **Category:** endangered-species
- **Sub-agency:** US Fish and Wildlife Service
- **Federal Register citation:** 78 FR 61208
- **CFR reference:** 50 CFR 17
- **Publication date:** 2013-10-03
- **Effective date:** 2013-11-04
- **Interior docket:** Docket No. FWS-R9-ES-2012-0034
## Abstract

We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), are listing the blue-throated macaw (Ara glaucogularis) as endangered under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). This species is endemic to a small area in Bolivia, and there are estimated to be fewer than 500 individuals remaining in the wild. Its status remains tenuous despite conservation efforts. Threats to the species include: lack of reproductive success (loss of nestlings) due to nest failure, which primarily is caused by competition for nest sites and predation by larger avian species; and the lack of suitable, available habitat in addition to its small population size.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2013/10/03/2013-24215/endangered-and-threatened-wildlife-and-plants-listing-the-blue-throated-macaw)
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