Order: Psittaciformes | Family: Psittacidae | IUCN Status: Least Concern
Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Eastern Ecuador
Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Loreto, Peru
Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Loreto, Peru
Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Eastern Ecuador
Identification & Behavior: ~21.5 cm (8.4 in). The Black-headed Parrot has a black cap and bill. The upperparts are green. The sides of the head, thighs, and vent area are yellow. The tail is relatively short, green, and square. It is similar to the White-bellied Parrot but is distinguished by the black cap and black bill. The range of these two parrots is separated by the Amazon and Ucayali Rivers.
Status: The Black-headed Parrot is uncommon in Amazonia. It ranges on the north side of the Amazon River and west side of the Ucayali River. It also occurs in Co, Ec, and Br.
Name in Spanish: Loro de Cabeza Negra.
Sub-species: Black-headed Parrot (Pionites melanocephalus pallidus), Berlepsch, 1889.
Meaning of Name: Pionites: Gr related to the genus Pionus. melanocephalus: Gr. melas = black; and -kephalos, kephale = his head, head.
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- Species range based on: Schulenberg, T. S., D. F. Stotz, and L. Rico. 2006. Distribution maps of the birds of Peru, version 1.0. Environment, Culture & Conservation (ECCo). The Field Museum. http://fm2.fieldmuseum.org/uw_test/birdsofperu on 08/01/2015.