A Scarlet Macaw roosting site in Chiapas, Mexico. (IMAGE)

Arizona State University

A Scarlet Macaw roosting site in Chiapas, Mexico.

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A Scarlet Macaw roosting site in Chiapas, Mexico. Birds aggregate in these communal roosts as a behavioral defense against predators, including human poachers.

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Rodrigo León Pérez

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