The Catalina macaw is a hybrid produced by crossing a Scarlet Macaw and a Blue and Gold Macaw, and is a hybrid that occurs naturally in the wild.  Generally, the female of the pair is the Blue and Gold, since Scarlet macaw females are more difficult to locate.

The Catalina macaw usually has a yellow-orange chest with green on the top of the head and greenish blue with shadings of orange, on the back of the neck and back. 

The picture on the left is a first generation Catalina. The mother of this bird is a Blue and Gold Macaw and the father is a Scarlet Macaw.

The two pictures on the right belong to a 2nd generation Catalina Macaw whose parents were both Catalinas.

The personality characteristics of the Catalina Macaws are a meshing of the Blue and Gold Macaw and the Scarlet Macaw. The friendly disposition of the Blue and Gold tempers the normally more high strung tendencies of the Scarlet. As a result, they tend to be very intelligent, playful, and excellent talkers. They have a natural curiosity, a willingness to learn, and often become very bonded with members of their family.