Birds of the World

    PSITTACIFORMES: Psittacidae (African & New World Parrots)  
Genus: Pionus (8 species)


Bronze-winged Parrot
Bronze-winged Parrot (Pionus chalcopterus)
Range: SA: Venezuela to nw Peru
Tatama National Park, Pueblo Rico, Risaralda, Colombia  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.



Dusky Parrot
Dusky Parrot (Pionus fuscus)
Range: SA: n Colombia and e Venezuela to n, ne Brazil
Manaus, Brazil  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Caged.

Scaly-headed Parrot
Scaly-headed Parrot (Pionus maximiliani)
Range: SA: sc, se, e
 
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Scaly-headed Parrot
Scaly-headed Parrot (Pionus maximiliani)
Range: SA: sc, se, e
 
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.


Blue-headed Parrot
Blue-headed Parrot (Pionus menstruus rubrigularis)
Range: MA, SA: Costa Rica to se Brazil
Tatama National Park, Pueblo Rico, Risaralda, Colombia  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

A medium sized parrot that is widespread in dry and humid habitat, and often common.

White-crowned Parrot
White-crowned Parrot (Pionus senilis)
Range: MA: ne Mexico to w Panama
Zoo Ave, Costa Rica  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.


White-capped Parrot
White-capped Parrot (Pionus seniloides)
Range: SA: w Venezuela to nw Peru
south, Ecuador  
   
Photograph by Francesco Veronesi     Copyright and usage info

Found at high altitudes in the Andes. Also called the Speckle-faced Parrot.

Red-billed Parrot
Red-billed Parrot (Pionus sordidus)
Range: SA: n, w
Ecuador  
   
Photograph by George Cruz (San Jorge Eco-Lodges)   © All Rights Reserved.


Plum-crowned Parrot
Plum-crowned Parrot (Pionus tumultuosus)
Range: SA: c Peru to Bolivia
  Image Credit: http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35041350
   
Photograph by Prints     Copyright and usage info



© Tom Friedel - All Rights Reserved, except for images and data otherwise noted.       Colombia       Panama       Ecuador       Costa Rica       Mexico
Experimental sites:       Peru       Venezuela       The World       Brazil       Bolivia
Really Experimental sites:       Guyana       Cuba