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Habitat: Amazonian rainforest
Status: Least Concern
I’m backkkkkkkkkkk!!!
Missed you guys! I’m in the process of uploading the pictures and videos from my trip to Bora Bora (which is the most beautiful place on the planet, fyi) but I wanted to start things up again with this beautiful parrot.
It’s a Red-fan Parrot (Deroptyus accipitrinus) otherwise known as a Hawk-head Parrot. Doesn’t it look like it’s wearing an elaborate Native American headdress? Those are actually elongated neck feathers that the bird can raise and create a “fan” which makes it appear much larger than it actually is (it’s around 12-15 inches in length).
Only two nests have ever been examined in the wild, and each had one chick in them. Check out how gorgeous those feathers are!! :
