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RED FAN PARROT or HAWKHEAD PARROT - (Deroptyus accipitrinus)  ©xoticbirds.co.uk An unusual New World parrot hailing from the Amazon Rainforest. It is the only member of the genus Deroptyus. The Red-fan Parrot possesses elongated neck feathers that can be raised to form an elaborate fan, which greatly increases the bird’s apparent size, and is possibly used when threatened. It generally lives in undisturbed forest Red-fan Parrots, although not particularly common in aviculture are sometimes kept as aviary birds or companion parrots. Whilst juvenile birds tend to be docile, adults can be particularly ill-tempered, stubborn, unpredictable and strong-willed birds, showing extreme aggression towards humans and other birds housed with them  Fact Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red-fan_Parrot

RED FAN PARROT or HAWKHEAD PARROT - (Deroptyus accipitrinus)  ©xoticbirds.co.uk

  • An unusual New World parrot hailing from the Amazon Rainforest. It is the only member of the genus Deroptyus.
  • The Red-fan Parrot possesses elongated neck feathers that can be raised to form an elaborate fan, which greatly increases the bird’s apparent size, and is possibly used when threatened.
  • It generally lives in undisturbed forest
  • Red-fan Parrots, although not particularly common in aviculture are sometimes kept as aviary birds or companion parrots.
  • Whilst juvenile birds tend to be docile, adults can be particularly ill-tempered, stubborn, unpredictable and strong-willed birds, showing extreme aggression towards humans and other birds housed with them 

Fact Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red-fan_Parrot

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