"It became extinct in 1950." I point to the second blue macaw. "Ararinha azul, Cyanopsitta spixii. It became extinct in the wild in 2000. Around 60 birds remain in captivity." I point to the third.

The wind farm is “very risky,” said Marlene Reis, of the Lear’s Macaw Gardens Project, an organisation trying to save the species. “It could considerably increase the risk of extinction ...