Scaly-headed parrot
Scaly-headed parrot | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Psittaciformes |
Family: | Psittacidae |
Genus: | Pionus |
Species: | P. maximiliani
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Binomial name | |
Pionus maximiliani (Kuhl, 1820)
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The scaly-headed parrot (Pionus maximiliani) is a species of bird in the family Psittacidae, the true parrots. It is also called scaly-headed pionus, Maximilian pionus, Maximilian parrot, Maximilian's pionus, or Maximilian's parrot.
It is found in eastern Brazil, central and eastern Bolivia, Paraguay, and northern Argentina. It is found in a wide range of wooded habitats, from humid subtropical forest to arid Caatinga. It is fairly common throughout a large part of its range. It is typically seen in pairs or small flocks. The scaling to the head for which it is named is typically far less distinct than the bright red undertail coverts (a feature found in all members of the genus Pionus).
Its name is a reference to Prince Maximilian of Wied-Neuwied, a nobleman and naturalist who explored the hinterlands of southeastern Brazil in the early 19th century.
In Brazil, they are called cocotas or maritacas (from mbaé'taka, tupi for "noisy bird")
Feral scaly-headed parrots have been observed breeding since 2017 in the parks of Malaga, Spain.[2] In one spanish case a female Scaly-headed parrot was observed successfully raising hybrid offspring with a male Orange-winged amazon parrot.[3]
Gallery[]
wild
pet parrot, showing red undertail coverts
References[]
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Pionus maximiliani". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22686181A93101504. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22686181A93101504.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ^ Lillo, Ignacio (15 December 2017). "Malaga park's parrot invasion continues as new species is discovered". Sur in English. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
- ^ Hernández-Brito, Dailos; Tella, José L; Carrete, Martina; Blanco, Guillermo (4 February 2021). "Successful hybridization between non-congeneric parrots in a small introduced population". IBIS International Journal of Avian Science. 163 (3): 1093–1098. doi:10.1111/ibi.12936. S2CID 233929115. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
External links[]
- Scaly-headed parrot videos on the Internet Bird Collection
- Scaly-headed parrot photo gallery VIREO
- Photo-High Res; Article oiseaux
- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Pionus
- Birds of the Cerrado
- Birds of the Caatinga
- Birds of the Pantanal
- Birds of Bolivia
- Birds of Paraguay
- Birds of Argentina
- Birds of Brazil
- Birds described in 1820
- Feral parrots
- Parrot stubs