. ▁ ▁One ▁genus ▁and ▁several ▁species ▁are ▁ext inct ; ▁another ▁genus ▁is ▁ext inct ▁in ▁the ▁wild . ▁ ▁Two ▁species ▁are ▁known ▁only ▁through ▁sub f oss il ▁remains . ▁ ▁About ▁a ▁dozen ▁hypoth et ical ▁ext inct ▁species ▁( see ▁Ext inct ▁Car ib bean ▁mac aws ) ▁have ▁been ▁described , ▁native ▁to ▁the ▁Car ib bean ▁area . ▁ ▁Among ▁the ▁Ar ini ▁are ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁r ar est ▁birds ▁in ▁the ▁world , ▁such ▁as ▁Sp ix ' s ▁mac aw ▁which ▁is ▁ext inct ▁in ▁the ▁wild ▁- ▁fewer ▁than ▁ 1 0 0 ▁spec im ens ▁surv ive ▁in ▁capt ivity . ▁ ▁It ▁also ▁contains ▁the ▁largest ▁flight ed ▁par rot ▁in ▁the ▁world , ▁the ▁hy ac inth ▁mac aw . ▁ ▁M ole cular ▁studies ▁have ▁dated ▁the ▁diver gence ▁of ▁the ▁Ar ini ▁tribe ▁from ▁the ▁ancest ral ▁ne otrop ical ▁par ro ts ▁to ▁late ▁in ▁the ▁Pale ogene ▁period ▁about ▁ 3 0 - 3 5   mill ion ▁years ▁ago . ▁ ▁Tax onomy ▁The ▁Ar ini ▁are ▁one ▁of ▁three ▁recognized ▁cl ades ▁in ▁sub family ▁Ar inae ▁of ▁ne otrop ical ▁par ro ts ▁in ▁the ▁family ▁Ps itt ac idae ▁of ▁Af rot rop ical ▁and ▁ne otrop ical ▁par ro ts , ▁one ▁of ▁three ▁families ▁of ▁true ▁par ro ts . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁List ▁of ▁par ro ts ▁List ▁of ▁mac aws ▁List ▁of ▁Ar ating a ▁par ake