His vibrant, stunning good looks, and impressive fan, make him one of the most stunning members of his species.
The red-fan parrot (Deroptyus accipitrinus), also known as the hawk-headed parrot, is an unusual New World parrot. This parrot is known for its striking elongated neck feathers that can be raised at will to form an impressive, highly elaborate neck fan, increasing the bird’s apparent size to any would-be attackers. They are generally green in color, with brown lores and cheeks, possessing whiteish streaking. Elongated nape feathers and underparts are dark red with blue edging.
Their under-tail feathers and flight feathers are greyish-black. Their feet are grey.
Males and females are almost identical and virtually indistinguishable from one another.
These birds are endemic to much of South America, particularly in the Amazon Basin, from the Guanas and the eastern part of northern Brazil. Their range continues westwards to southeastern Colombia, northeastern Peru, and southern Venezuela.
