Abstract
The one remaining wild male Spix's macaw(Cyanopsitta spixii) chose a femaleIlliger's macaw (Propyrrhura maracana) asa mate. Eggs were found in the nest used by thecouple and one of them contained an embryo.Sequence variation in CHD1-Z and CHD1-W genesshowed that it was a natural hybrid.
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Miyaki, C.Y., Faria, P.J., Griffiths, R. et al. The last wild Spix's Macaw and an Illiger's Macaw produced a hybrid. Conservation Genetics 2, 53–55 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1011584225656
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