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.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2020) and stable.

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
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Black-headed Parrot (Pionites melanocephalus) [XC456368]
by Mauricio \u00c1lvarez-Rebolledo (Colecci\u00f3n de Sonidos Ambientales - Instituto Humboldt) from 'piste Armontabo', piste de Saut Maripa, Saint-Georges, French Guiana (call, song)

Black-headed Parrot (Pionites melanocephalus) [XC525638]
by id from PNN Chiribiquete, cunar\u00e9- Am\u00fa, Colombia (?)

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:

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