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[HBW - BirdLife (v3)]
22/05/2024 03:18:34 AM
Species Details [Taxonomy: HBW - BirdLife (v3)]
LC
Black-headed Parrot*
Id (Atlas):
Pionites melanocephalus
Description (10 )
Black-headed Parrot
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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.
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
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (72)... )
Listen to XC270911
Black-headed Parrot (Pionites melanocephalus ) [XC270911 ]
by Peter Boesman from ACTS Explornapo, Loreto, Peru (call)
Listen to XC257680
Black-headed Parrot (Pionites melanocephalus ) [XC257680 ]
by Peter Boesman from Orellana: Laguna A\u00f1angu ('Napo Wildlife Center'), s-bank R\u00edo Napo, Ecuador (call, calls)
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:
BirdLife International
For more information about the Black-headed Parrot see... BirdLife International Species Factsheet .
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