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The Great Green Macaw (Ara ambiguus) also known as Buffon's macaw or the great military macaw, is subject to considerable conservation effort in Costa Rica with a breeding programme at The Ara Project in Punta Islita (from where they are released on the other Caribbean side of CR) and Manzanillo. The IUCN conservation status is endangered. Wild Macaw were observed near and over Lugana del Lagarta in the North and Manzanillo.