Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil (B), Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela.
Introduced to Puerto Rico.
Eastern Panama through lowland Colombia, Venezuela, the Guianas and Brazil south to Paraguay and west to eastern Ecuador, eastern Peru and north-eastern Bolivia; formerly in northern Argentina.
 
Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).
Red-and-green Macaw (Ara chloropterus) [XC272074]
by Rodrigo Dela Rosa from Mozeskreek area, W Suriname, Suriname (call, call perched)
Red-and-green Macaw (Ara chloropterus) [XC431532]
by Bobby Wilcox from Cristalino Jungle Lodge-Castanhiera Trail, Alta Floresta, Mato Grosso, Brazil (call)