Three years after the events of the first movie, Spix's Macaws Blu, Jewel and their three children — Carla, Bia, and Tiago — are living in the city but Jewel is disappointed to see her children becoming too domesticated like their father. Meanwhile, Blu's former owner and best friend, Linda Gunderson and her ornithologist husband Tulio are on an expedition in the Amazon and, after a fall down a waterfall, discover a Spix's macaw that loses one of its feathers. Jewel believes that they should go to the Amazon to help find the blue macaws. While the kids are ecstatic, Blu is uncertain, but he is pressured into going along. Blu brings a fanny pack full of supplies, including a GPS, much to Jewel's chagrin.