Capri
Macaws - Scarlet Macaws of Another Color
A Capri Macaw is a 3rd generation hybrid cross between a Camelot &
a Scarlet macaw. A Camelot is a 2nd generation hybrid cross of a Catalina
(Scarlet x Blue & Gold Macaw) to a Scarlet
Macaw.
Not all Capri Macaws are the same. My pair that produced
the beautiful Capri Macaws that are featured here are a male Scarlet
Macaw with a wide yellow band (who is the clutch brother
of my Scarlet hen, Hobbs,)
& a yellow dominant Camelot Macaw, whose Scarlet Macaw father has
a wide yellow band. In order to produce truly outstanding Capri Macaws,
you need the large amount of yellow in the ancestry of both parents.
A green Camelot Macaw paired to a Scarlet Macaw with a narrow yellow
band will not produce the exceptional colors of my Capris. A red Camelot
Macaw paired to a Scarlet Macaw will produce red offspring that look
like Scarlet Macaws with a little variation in color.
A Capri Macaw is genetically 7/8 Scarlet Macaw, and consequently
is predisposed to have the Scarlet Macaw temperament, especially as
it matures. Sometimes they are sweet when babies, but not always; (more
about this will be posted later.) If you do not have lots of large macaw
experience, and are not comfortable with Scarlet Macaws, this IS DEFINITELY
NOT the bird for you!
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