Parrots (Psittacidae)
Black-crowned Parrot (Pionites melanocephala) - HBW 4, p. 457
French: Caïque maïpourri
German: Grünzügelpapagei
Spanish: Lorito Chirlecrés
Other common names: Black-headed Parrot/Caique
Taxonomy: Psittacus melanocephalus Linnaeus, 1758, Mexico; error = Caracas, Venezuela.
Forms a parapatric species pair with P. leucogaster. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- melanocephala (Linnaeus, 1758) - SE Colombia to NE Venezuela, the Guianas and Brazil N of Amazon.
- pallida (Berlepsch, 1889) - S Colombia W & E of Andes S to E Ecuador and NE Peru.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird foraging in a tree, eventually flying away. Locality Zanderij International Airport, Para District, Suriname (ssp melanocephala)
Pieter de Groot Boersma 12 June 2011 14 weeks ago 31 sec 3.8 -
A bird feeding at a feeder. Locality Vogelpark Walsrode, Walsrode, Lower Saxony, Germany
Josep del Hoyo 12 August 2006 2 years ago 31 sec 3.8 -
A below sight of a bird standing on a branch Locality Río Grande, Delta Amacuro, Venezuela (ssp melanocephala)
DAVID ASCANIO 30 April 2003 4 years ago 18 sec 3.6 -
A below view of a bird on its perch Locality Cuyuní River Road, Bolívar State, Venezuela (ssp melanocephala)
DAVID ASCANIO 31 May 2003 4 years ago 24 sec 3.3 -
Two individuals perched together in a tree Locality Río Grande, Delta Amacuro, Venezuela (ssp melanocephala)
DAVID ASCANIO 30 April 2003 4 years ago 28 sec 3.2 -
birds in the canopy Locality Sani Lodge, Orellana Province, Ecuador
Juan Sanabria 1 April 2006 2 years ago 27 sec 3
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Cría de Caique melanocephala recién nacida / Newborn
Locality Talavera de la Reina, Toledo, Castile-La Mancha, Spain (ssp melanocephala)
Gonzalo Blanco 1 January 2009 1 year ago 3.7 -
adult - Macouria zoo
Locality Macouria, French Guiana
Patrick Ingremeau 22 January 2009 1 year ago 3.5 -
A bird walking along a pole.
Locality Delta Amacuro, Venezuela (ssp melanocephala)
philgunson 28 December 2009 2 years ago 3.3 -
Bird in tree
Locality Orellana Province, Ecuador
Joe Prasil 1 January 2005 1 year ago 3 -
Two birds cuddling
Locality Orellana Province, Ecuador
Joe Prasil 1 January 2005 1 year ago 3 -
Bird eating flower
Locality Venezuela (Monotypic species)
Boguslaw Roguski 19 February 2010 1 year ago 3
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Calls from a group of birds. Locality Mana, French Guiana
Patrick Ingremeau 2 May 2010 1 year ago 4 -
Some inds perched at top of a palm. Locality Río Grande, Imataca Forest Reserve, Venezuela
(ssp melanocephala)
Diego Calderon - COLOMBIA... 21 February 2009 1 year ago 3
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