The scarlet macaw is Honduras’s national bird, with distinctive red, blue, and yellow feathers. However, its population has declined precipitously due to poaching. The bird is sold as a pet within Honduras and on the international market. Indeed, a source in the Honduran public prosecutor’s office told Mongabay that wildlife trafficking in the area generates thousands of dollars in revenues per trafficker each month. A scarlet macaw sold illegally on the international market can fetch up to $1,000 USD, and a great green macaw up to $3,000 USD. International demand has led foreigners to Honduras, with investigations finding that a Chinese national was paying locals to steal hatchlings from nests. The potential profits also incentivise impoverished locals to enter the trade, despite knowing that locals earn little money from macaw trafficking compared to the traffickers selling the animals in Europe and Asia.