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Red-fan Parrot
Frank Dietze, CC BY 4.0, via iNaturalist

Parrots & macaws

Red-fan Parrot

Deroptyus accipitrinus (Linnaeus, 1758)

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishRed-fan Parrot
DutchKraagpapegaai
SpanishLora Gavilana
Chinese鹰头鹦鹉
Sranan Tongopopokai (general name for the group)
Scientific nameDeroptyus accipitrinus (Linnaeus, 1758)

About this species

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.

It is found in Brazil, Suriname, Bolivia, Ecuador, Colombia, areas of northeast Peru, Venezuela, French Guiana and Guyana.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderPsittaciformes
FamilyPsittacidae
GenusDeroptyus

In Suriname

1,358Records in Suriname
32iNaturalist observations
1850First record
2026Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Sipaliwini1,003
  • Brokopondo222
  • Para76
  • Nickerie11
  • Commewijne4
  • Paramaribo1
  • Saramacca1

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

Records by month

All years combined.

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