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Protecting the Hyacinth Macaw and the Cerrado

10,000 Birds

Last but certainly not least, the macaw suffers along with the other species in its ecosystem from rampant habitat destruction and deforestation. The three major strongholds of the Hyacinth Macaw are Pantanal region encompassing parts of Brazil, Bolivia and Paraguay, the Cerrado in interior, and Brazil’s eastern Amazon Basin region.