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
- Order
- Psittaciformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Red-fan Parrot
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1758)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Deroptyus accipitrinus accipitrinus
- Deroptyus accipitrinus fuscifrons
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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