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) [XC57814]
by Daniel Blamires from Serra da Capivara National Park, state of Piau\u00ed, Brazil (call, calls of a pair)
Red-and-green Macaw (Ara chloropterus) [XC720929]
by Douglas Meyer from Inaj\u00e1, State of Paran\u00e1, Brazil (flight call)