Distribution and Habitat
The South American range is extensive and covers the Amazon basin; extending to Peru east of the Andes, to Bolivia, and Paraguay.
The Scarlet Macaw in flightIn Central American the range extends from extreme eastern and southern Mexico and Panama through Guatemala and Belize, the island of Coiba and infrequently on the mainland of Panama, and two isolated regions on the Pacific Coast of Costa Rica; the Carara National Park and Peninsula de Osa.
Scarlet Macaws inhabit humid lowland subtropical rain forests, open woodlands, river edges, and savannas.
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