which should be provided with plenty of safe, destroyable wooden and leather objects to keep it amused. It is also a very expensive pet: US$10,000 is not an uncommon price for a young hyacinth macaw. The World Parrot Trust recommends that the hyacinth macaw should not be kept permanently indoors and that it should have access to an enclosure of at least 15m (50 ft) for part of the year. This bird is often described as "gentle". It is not generally an aggressive bird and it appears to enjoy interacting playfully with humans. It can cause bite injuries simply from playfully "mouthing" its owner, however, and this behavior should be discouraged with training begun when the bird is young. The hyacinth macaw can learn to talk, but it is not as gifted in that area as some other species. Nonetheless, it is an intelligent bird that may learn to use words and phrases in the correct context. It can live for over 50 years in captivity. See also List of macaws References External links Hyacinth macaw on the Internet Bird Collection The Blue Macaws website In-Depth Blue Macaw Research Audio File of the hyacinth macaw hyacinth macaw hyacinth macaw Talking birds Birds of the Cerrado Birds of the Pantanal Birds of Brazil Articles containing video clips hyacinth macaw hyacinth macaw Species endangered by habitat loss Species endangered by the pet trade