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Red-fan Parrot

Deroptyus accipitrinus(Linnaeus, C, 1758)

English (US) Red-fan Parrot

The Red-fan Parrot (Deroptyus accipitrinus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Psittacidae (African and New World Parrots) in the order Psittaciformes.

Scientific name
Deroptyus accipitrinus
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
English (US)
Red-fan Parrot
Described by
(Linnaeus, C, 1758)

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Recognised subspecies

The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.

Taxonomic history

First described as
Psittacus accipitrinus
Described by
(Linnaeus, C, 1758)
Type locality
India, error = Cayenne, substituted by Hellmayr, Nov. ZooL, 12, 1905, p. 303.
Original description
Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1 p.102

Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.

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