Animal Genome Size Database:: Species Record

Detailed Record for Ara macao

Common Name: Scarlet macaw

Taxonomy: Phylum Chordata / Sub Phylum Vertebrata / Class Aves / Order Psittaciformes / Family Psittacidae / Genus Ara

C-value (pg): 1.34

Chromosome Number (2n): 70

Method: Flow Cytometry

Cell Type: Red blood cells

Standard Species: Gallus domesticus = 1.25pg, Homo sapiens = 3.50pg, Various

References:
Tiersch, T.R. and S.S. Wachtel (1991). On the evolution of genome size of birds. Journal of Heredity 82: 363-368.

Other records available for this species:

Ara macao = 1.42 (pg)
Ara macao = 1.43 (pg)