Other Scientific Names
Pionites melanocephala [BirdLife International (2004)], Pionites melanocephala [Sibley and Monroe (1990, 1993)], Pionites melanocephala [Stotz et al. (1996)]
Black-headed Parrot (Pionites melanocephalus) [XC257678]
by John V. Moore from Orellana: Laguna A\u00f1angu ('Napo Wildlife Center'), s-bank R\u00edo Napo, Ecuador (call, calls)
Black-headed Parrot (Pionites melanocephalus) [XC856924]
by Allen T. Chartier from Sucumb\u00edos: Garzacocha, Ecuador (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.