There have even been domesticated macaws that learned to swear, and then taught those swear words to other macaws. The syrinx is at the bottom of its trachea and, when air is passed over the syrinx and through the throat and mouth where it is manipulated by the tongue, a macaw can learn to speak human words - and even sentences. Some macaw screams can be deafening when indoors, so the macaw isn't well suited for people who like peace and quiet at home.Īlthough macaws don't have a larynx like humans use to create speech, they do have a syrinx. Individual birds even create unique songs so their mates will be able to identify them. The variety of sounds are used to communicate within the flock or mark territorial claims. In the wild, macaw couples will live in flocks of 10 to 30 birds, all of them calling, squawking and emitting the macaw "scream" throughout the forest.
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