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Red-fan parrot

Deroptyus accipitrinus (Linnaeus, 1758)

LCLeast Concernparrots

The red-fan parrot (Deroptyus accipitrinus) is a species in the family Psittacidae, order Psittaciformes. Recorded adults weigh 231 g to 246 g and live up to 21.8 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Red-fan parrot (Deroptyus accipitrinus)
Photo: Doug Janson · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the red-fan parrot

Weight
231 g – 246 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
21.8 yearssrc for Lifespan
Diet
Frugivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Egg incubation
28 dayssrc for Egg incubation
Young per litter or clutch
2.2 – 2.4src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

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Where does the red-fan parrot live?

Not recorded

What is the red-fan parrot?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

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.

From the Wikipedia article “Red-fan parrot” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Red-fan_parrot&oldid=1345881674), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the red-fan parrot endangered?

The red-fan parrot is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.

How is the red-fan parrot classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPsittaciformes
  5. familyPsittacidae
  6. genusDeroptyus
  7. SpeciesDeroptyus accipitrinus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Synonyms Psittacus accipitrinus

Other names and names in other languages (37)
  • Hawk-headed parrotEnglish
  • ValkpapegaaiAfrikaans
  • lloret cacicCatalan
  • amazoňan vějířovýCzech
  • Papoušek vějířovýCzech
  • parot pen hebogWelsh
  • KravepapegøjeDanish
  • FächerpapageiGerman
  • ventumila papagoEsperanto
  • Loro caciqueSpanish
  • Lora GavilanaSpanish
  • kraepapagoiEstonian
  • haukka-arattiFinnish
  • Papegeai mailléFrench
  • krunata papigaCroatian
  • legyezőpapagájHungarian
  • galléros papagájHungarian
  • Pappagallo dal ventaglioItalian
  • ヒオウギインコJapanese
  • vėduoklinė papūgaLithuanian
  • KraagpapegaaiDutch
  • kragepapegøyeNorwegian
  • kapturnicaPolish
  • anacãPortuguese
  • papagaio-de-leque-vermelhoPortuguese
  • Веерный попугайRussian
  • AnakaSlovak
  • anaka golierikatáSlovak
  • Lepezasti krunasti papagajSerbian
  • amakapúnjansrm
  • HökhuvudpapegojaSwedish
  • solfjäderpapegojaSwedish
  • solfjäderspapegojaSwedish
  • Yakalı PapağanTurkish
  • папуга білолобийUkrainian
  • 鷹頭鸚哥Chinese
  • 鹰头鹦哥Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistTAXREFWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the red-fan parrot

Other species in the same family Psittacidae.

EN, Endangered
Grey parrot (Psittacus erithacus)

Grey parrot

Psittacus erithacus

Psittacidae

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the red-fan parrot?

An adult red-fan parrot weighs 231 g – 246 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the red-fan parrot endangered?

The red-fan parrot is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

How long does the red-fan parrot live?

The red-fan parrot has a recorded lifespan of 21.8 years.

What kind of animal is the red-fan parrot?

The red-fan parrot (Deroptyus accipitrinus) belongs to the family Psittacidae in the order Psittaciformes.

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Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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BibTeX
@misc{red_fan_parrot_2026,
  title = {Red-fan parrot (Deroptyus accipitrinus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/red-fan-parrot},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}