Belongs within: Arini.
Ara, macaws, is a Neotropical genus of large, long-tailed parrots with bare skin around the eyes.
Ara Lacépède 1799 [incl. Macrocercus Vieillot 1816, Sittace Wagler 1832; Macrocercini, Sittacini]B94
|--+--A. araraunaJT12 [incl. Anodorhynchus martinica Rothschild 1905SWK87, Ara martinicaSWK87]
| `--A. glaucogularisJT12
`--+--A. severusJT12
| |--A. s. severusRN72
| `--A. s. castaneifronsRN72
`--+--A. chloropterusJT12
`--A. macaoJT12
Ara incertae sedis:
A. ambiguusJT12
|--A. a. ambiguusRN72
`--A. a. guayaquilensisRN72
A. atwoodiSWK87
A. auricollisRN72
A. autochthones Wetmore 1937SWK87
A. caninde (Wagler 1832)RN72
A. erythrocephala Rothschild 1905SWK87
A. erythruraFP64
A. gossei Rothschild 1905SWK87
A. guadeloupensisSWK87
A. manilataRN72
A. maracanaRN72
A. militarisJT12
|--A. m. militarisRN72
|--A. m. bolivianaRN72
`--A. m. mexicanaRN72
A. nobilisSWK87
|--A. n. nobilisRN72
|--A. n. cumanensisRN72
`--A. n. longipennisRN72
A. rubrogenysJT12
A. spixiiRN72
A. tricolor (Bechstein 1811) [=Psittacula tricolor]F02
*Type species of generic name indicated
References
[B94] Bock, W. J. 1994. History and nomenclature of avian family-group names. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 222: 1–281.
[FP64] Fisher, J., & R. T. Peterson. 1964. The World of Birds: A comprehensive guide to general ornithology. Macdonald: London.
[F02] Fuller, E. 2002. Foreword. Extinct birds. In: Hoyo, J. del, A. Elliott & J. Sargatal (eds) Handbook of the Birds of the World vol. 7. Jacamars to Woodpeckers pp. 11–68. Lynx Edicions: Barcelona.
[JT12] Jetz, W., G. H. Thomas, J. B. Joy, K. Hartmann & A. Ø. Mooers. 2012. The global diversity of birds in space and time. Nature 491: 444–448.
[RN72] Rutgers, A., & K. A. Norris (eds.) 1972. Encyclopaedia of Aviculture vol. 2. Blandford Press: London.
[SWK87] Snyder, N. F. R., J. W. Wiley & C. B. Kepler. 1987. The Parrots of Luquillo: Natural history and conservation of the Puerto Rican parrot. Western Foundation of Vertebrate Zoology: Los Angeles.