Black-headed Parrot (Pionites melanocephalus)

Other Scientific Names
Pionites melanocephala [BirdLife International (2004)], Pionites melanocephala [Sibley and Monroe (1990, 1993)], Pionites melanocephala [Stotz et al. (1996)]

Other Names (World)
Black-headed Parrot, Black-crowned Parrot, Black-capped Parrot, Black-headed Caique

Family
Psittacidae (Parrots)

Size
23 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Linnaeus, 1758)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical moist lowland forest. From sea-level - 800 m.

Range (Guide)

Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2020) and stable.

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (72)...)

Black-headed Parrot (Pionites melanocephalus) [XC609630]
by Mauricio Cuellar Ramirez (@Birding.travel) from Reserva Natural La Isla Escondida, Orito, Putumayo, Colombia (call, flight call)

Black-headed Parrot (Pionites melanocephalus) [XC407273]
by Brice de la Croix from Sistemas de Trilhas do PPBio, Parque Nacional do Viru\u00e1, Caracara\u00ed, Roraima, Brazil (flight call)

Subspecies
Forms a parapatric species pair with Green-thighed Parrot (Pionites leucogaster).

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

melanocephalus (Linnaeus, 1758) - South-eastern Colombia to north-eastern Venezuela, the Guianas and Brazil north of Amazon.
pallidus (von Berlepsch, 1889) - Southern Colombia western and east of Andes south to eastern Ecuador and north-eastern Peru.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Black-headed Parrot (Pionites melanocephalus) - 10 files

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