Blue-headed Parrot (Pionus menstruus)

Other Names (World)
Blue-headed Parrot, Red-vented Parrot

Family
Psittacidae (Parrots)

Size
24 - 26 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Linnaeus, 1766)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical moist lowland forest. From sea-level - 1,400 m, occasionally up to 2,000 m.

Range (Guide)

Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Panama, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, 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 (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (93)...)

Blue-headed Parrot (Pionus menstruus) [XC821602]
by Mauricio Cu\u00e9llar-Ram\u00edrez from Ponte dos incapazes, Porto Velho, Rond\u00f4nia, Brazil (flight call)

Blue-headed Parrot (Pionus menstruus) [XC238889]
by Joe Klaiber from Manab\u00ed: R\u00edo Ayampe, Ecuador (flight call, flight calls)

Subspecies
The following 3 subspecies are recognised:

rubrigularis Cabanis, 1881 - North-eastern Costa Rica to northern and western Colombia and western Ecuador.
menstruus (Linnaeus, 1766) - Eastern Colombia, eastern Ecuador, eastern Peru and northern Bolivia east to Venezuela, Trinidad and the Guianas, and through Amazonia to north-eastern Brazil.
reichenowi Heine, 1884 - Eastern Brazil. Considered by some authors to be a distinct species, Blue-breasted Parrot (Pionus reichenowi).

References
See References.

Files:

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