Harlequin x Shamrock Macaw

This hybrid macaw, the Harlequin x Shamrock Macaw, is a rarer bird than many of the other hybrid macaws, ...being the offspring of hybrid parents!
Being a cross between a Harlequin Macaw (hybrid) and a Shamrock Macaw (hybrid) gives this interesting macaw a lot of varying influences, both in color and in personality. It is influenced by the genes of four different species of macaws. As you can see in the picture above, this hybrid has a unique coloration.

This second generation hybrid macaw was developed from these crossings:

•1st (one parent) - Blue and Gold Macaw crossed with a Green-winged Macaw = Harlequin Macaw
•1st (one parent) - Scarlet Macaw crossed with a Military Macaw = Shamrock Macaw
•2nd - Harlequin Macaw crossed with a Shamrock Macaw = Harlequin x Shamrock Macaw
Hybrids have been traditionally bred for color. So being able to attribute personality traits to a hybrid are factors that are quite unknown. However with having four different grandparents this bird has a chance to be a pretty fair talker, thanks to the Blue and Gold Macaw. It may also have a very nice temperment thanks to the sweet, gentle nature of the Green-winged Macaw. The amiable personalities of both the Blue and Gold Macaw and the Military Macaw may also shine through. However, if the temperment of the Scarlet Macaw is present it may also be a handful, needing firm and consistent training.

Currently there is no known and accepted common name given to the Harlequin x Shamrock Macaw. The common names given to hybrid macaws are often derived from physical descriptions like color or patterning, or sometimes they are coined from the name of a person or location where they originate. A name is used by one person and then used by others, and eventually becomes recognized as the accepted common name.

Some great suggestions for the common name of this hybrid include the Christmas Macaw, Copper Fire Macaw, Hardrock Macaw, Casio Macaw, and Sharlequin Macaw.