Bird Guide

Red-fan Parrot vs Yellow-eared Parrot

Red-fan Parrot (Deroptyus accipitrinus)

Red-fan Parrot

Deroptyus accipitrinus

Medium246 gForest

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, feeding in the canopy on fruits. It has a dark brown face with white streaks, bare black patch round its brown eye, green wings, flanks and tail and red and blue barred breast.

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Yellow-eared Parrot (Ognorhynchus icterotis)

Yellow-eared Parrot

Ognorhynchus icterotis

Medium285 gForest

The yellow-eared parrot is a relatively large, long-tailed parrot, with an average length of 42 cm (17 in) and a weight of about 285 g (10.1 oz). It is overall green, with the underparts being paler, more lime green than the upperparts. The heavy beak and a ring of bare skin around the eyes are black. The origin of the common epithet "yellow-eared" derives from the yellow patch of feathers that extends from the forehead down to its cheeks and ear-coverts. Its calls sound similar to those of geese.

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Photo: russnamitz · CC0

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