The Great Green Macaw or the Buffon’s Macaw Wild population: 1,500-2,000 IUCN Red Listed as Endangered Since 1970s this species has had declining populations in a once prevalent populated area on the Caribbean slope in South America. The main cause of this is the loss of forest habitat, more specifically the destruction of Mountain Almond trees which they rely on for feeding and nesting. Macaw Recovery Network The Macaw Recovery Network support this species of macaw alongside the Scarlet macaw,