Spix Macaws

Spix Macaws are the dominant bird in the Rainforest of Pyrrhia.

Real Life
In real life, Spix Macaws used to live in the Amazon Rainforest. They were smuggled out as pets for their blue color, and now fewer than 100 of them are left, and living in reserves in South America. In the year 2000, the last picture of the Spix Macaw was taken in the wild, and it was thought to be a male, realesed about a year ago. Since then, there have been no sightings of the bird.

Movies
In the movies Rio, and Rio 2, the birds are portrayed by the Spix Macaws Blu and Jewel, who are presumed to be the last 2 birds of their kind. The get smuggled out of their sanctuary by smugglers to be sold, and escape, only to be caught again, and taken in a plane away. They manage to open the plane door, and with Blu not being able to fly, they cannot escape.