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.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A dorsal view of an individual feeding in a tree Locality El Dorado-Santa Elena Road, Venezuela (ssp cayanensis)
DAVID ASCANIO 30 April 2003 4 years ago 57 sec 4.8 -
A bird hanging on a branch and feeding Locality El Dorado-Santa Elena Road, Venezuela (ssp cayanensis)
DAVID ASCANIO 30 April 2003 4 years ago 26 sec 4.1 -
A pair on a bare branch, one scrathing it's head and both slightly raising their crests. Locality JFK Highway, Suriname (ssp accipitrinus)
Pieter de Groot Boersma 1 May 2011 20 weeks ago 48 sec 3.8 -
A ventral view of a perched pair, then both of them flying away. Locality JFK Highway, Suriname (ssp accipitrinus)
Pieter de Groot Boersma 1 May 2011 20 weeks ago 20 sec 3.5 -
A close-up of the head of a perched bird. Locality Vogelpark Walsrode, Walsrode, Lower Saxony, Germany
Josep del Hoyo 12 August 2006 2 years ago 28 sec 3.5 -
Two views of an allopreening pair on a bare branch. Locality JFK Highway, Suriname (ssp accipitrinus)
Pieter de Groot Boersma 1 May 2011 20 weeks ago 29 sec 3.3
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Portrait of an adult.
Locality Barcelona Zoo, Barcelona, Barcelona Province, Catalonia, Spain (ssp accipitrinus)
gemma aznar 29 March 2010 1 year ago 4 -
An adult perched on a branch.
Locality Barcelona Zoo, Barcelona, Barcelona Province, Catalonia, Spain (ssp accipitrinus)
Alberto Soria 6 March 2010 1 year ago 4 -
A close-up.
Locality Vogelpark Walsrode, Walsrode, Lower Saxony, Germany
Josep del Hoyo 12 August 2006 2 years ago 4 -
Adult - Macouria zoo
Locality Macouria, French Guiana
Patrick Ingremeau 22 January 2009 1 year ago 3.3 -
Frontal view of adult feeding in foliage
Locality Guyana (ssp accipitrinus)
Mikko Pyhälä 12 June 2011 33 weeks ago 3 -
Portrait of an adult.
Locality Barcelona Zoo, Barcelona, Barcelona Province, Catalonia, Spain (ssp accipitrinus)
gemma aznar 18 August 2010 1 year ago 3
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calls Locality Cristalino Jungle Lodge, Mato Grosso State, Brazil
(ssp fuscifrons)
Bradley Davis 5 April 2004 2 years ago 4 -
Calls from two birds. Locality Dallas World Aquarium, Dallas, Texas, USA (United States)
pcx 24 November 2010 30 weeks ago 3 -
Calls from two birds. Locality Dallas World Aquarium, Dallas, Texas, USA (United States)
pcx 26 May 2011 30 weeks ago 3
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