Parrots (Psittacidae)

Red-fan Parrot (Deroptyus accipitrinus) - HBW 4, p. 476

French: Papegeai maillé German: Fächerpapagei Spanish: Loro Cacique
Other common names: Hawk-headed Parrot

Taxonomy: Psittacus accipitrinus Linnaeus, 1758, India; error = Cayenne.
Races may be better regarded as constituting a parapatric species pair. Two subspecies currently recognized.

Subspecies and Distribution:

  • accipitrinus (Linnaeus, 1758) - SE Colombia, E Ecuador and NE Peru to Venezuela, the Guianas and Brazil N of Amazon (to Amapá).
  • fuscifrons Hellmayr, 1905 - Brazil S of Amazon from upper R Madeira, Rondônia and N Mato Grosso E to Maranhão; possibly also N Bolivia.