The Spix’s Macaw (Cyanopsitta spixii) represents one of the four avian taxa, in which its global population is entirely captively managed. The species was declared “extinct in the wild” after several attempts failed to rediscover any remaining individuals in the wild since 2000. As an integral part of the ongoing ex situ conservation efforts, a long-term ethological study was conducted at the ACTP facility to investigate the behavioral repertoire of the largest subpopulation of this species in captivity. In this paper we provide an illustrated comprehensive ethogram with detailed description of the submission, displacement and agonistic behavior. The agonistic behavior is categorized in two subcategories, where qualitative aspects for distinct behavior elements for the intimidatory and conflict behavior are given. In addition, displacement displays are described in detail for the first time for a species of the genera. In total, 35 distinct behavior elements of the agonistic, displacement and submission behavioral repertoire are covered. Digital video images related to the article are available at http://www.momo-p.com/index-e.html, movieid:momo200417sm05a, momo200416sm01a, momo200417sm06a, momo200416sm06a, momo200416sm04a, momo200417sm03a, momo200417sm02a, momo200416sm05a, momo200417sm04a, momo200416sm02a, momo200416sm03a, and momo200417sm01a.
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