Brazilian Hawkhead

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Nike a Hawk Head Parrot (Deroptyus accipitrinus)
Not sure if this is true but the caption said:

"This is the last known living Brazilian Hawkhead in existence. He is around 45 years old"


[ame="[MEDIA=youtube]-02I5dv_wB4[/MEDIA]"]The last of a species - YouTube[/ame]
 
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So, are they being bred to avoid extinction? Are the Brazilian Hawkheads different from the rest of them. I’m in love with this bird.
 

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That is one that I will have to research: A Brazilian Hawkhead. The family tree just keeps getting bigger. As with all Hawkheads, breath-taking!
 
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"The sub-species, the “Brazilian Hawk-Headed Parrot” (Deroptyus accipitrinus fuscifrons), originates northern Brazil south of Amazon from northwest Maranhão west to upper Rio Madeira and its tributaries and south to northern Mato Grosso and northern Bolivia."

Lots of gorgeous pics of both Brazilian and "buff head" (like Nike) Hawkheads.

https://www.animalphotos.me/bird6/hawk.htm
 

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Reminds me of that haunting film of the last Tasmanian Tiger... which died in 1933.
[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vqCCI1ZF7o"]Last Tasmanian Tiger, Thylacine, 1933 - YouTube[/ame]

Thanks for sharing this.
 
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I was looking for informations about brazilian hawkheads and the one at the video isn't the last. It was taken in 2008. For example this photo was taken in 2013.
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btw brazilians are beautiful. Thanks for sharing this.
 

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It's nothing short of majestic. I am heartbroken if its the last.
 

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Not sure if this is true but the caption said:

"This is the last known living Brazilian Hawkhead in existence. He is around 45 years old"

The last of a species - YouTube

According to the Honolulu Zoo Society,

"The hawk-heads are endangered in the wild because of deforestation and the pet trade. Deroptyus a. accipitrinus is more common than the nearly extinct Deroptyus accipitrinus fuscifrons in the wild. There are less than 12 Deroptyus a. fuscifrons in the wild. There are about 10 to 12 captive Deroptyus a. fuscifrons in the United States. Deroptyus accipitrinus is common in private collections." https://honoluluzoo.org/hawk-headed-parrot/
 

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