Black-headed Parrot

Pionites melanocephalus (Linnaeus, 1758)

21–25 cmLength149 gWeight

The black-headed parrot (Pionites melanocephalus; sometimes incorrectly Pionites melanocephala) is a species of bird in subfamily Arinae of the family Psittacidae, the African and New World parrots.

Most records: Ecuador, Colombia, Guyana

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Black-headed Parrot has been recorded at 69 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 10 countries and regions.

Records by month Southern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

Sani LodgeEcuador504 records
Sacha LodgeEcuador365 records
Comunidad SabanitasColombia255 records

More places

Reserva Natural La Isla EscondidaColombia255 records
Gareno LodgeEcuador244 records
Tiputini Biodiversity StationEcuador238 records
Napo Wildlife CenterEcuador234 records
Shiripuno LodgeEcuador230 records
Atta Lodge / Iwokrama Canopy WalkwayGuyana222 records
Senda Mitú CachiveraColombia218 records

Countries and regions with the most records

Ecuador Colombia Guyana Peru Suriname French Guiana Venezuela Brazil

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The black-headed parrot (Pionites melanocephalus; sometimes incorrectly Pionites melanocephala) is a species of bird in subfamily Arinae of the family Psittacidae, the African and New World parrots. Other colloquial names are black-crowned parrot, black-capped parrot, black-headed caique, and for subspecies P. m. pallidus, pallid caique. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela.

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