Red-fan parrot
The red-fan parrot (Deroptyus accipitrinus), also known as the hawk-headed parrot, is a New World parrot hailing from the Amazon Rainforest. It is the only member of the genus Deroptyus.
| Red-fan parrot | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Psittaciformes |
| Family: | Psittacidae |
| Subfamily: | Arinae |
| Genus: | Deroptyus Wagler, 1832 |
| Species: | D. accipitrinus |
| Binomial name | |
| Deroptyus accipitrinus | |
| Synonyms | |
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Psittacus accipitrinus Linnaeus, 1758 | |
It dwells in Brazil, Suriname, Bolivia, Ecuador, Colombia, areas of northeast Peru, Venezuela, French Guiana and Guyana.
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