Parrots (Psittacidae)
Scaly-headed Parrot (Pionus maximiliani) - HBW 4, p. 463
French: Pione de Maximilien
German: Maximilienpapagei
Spanish: Loro Choclero
Taxonomy: Psittacus Maximiliani Kuhl, 1820, Viçosa on the Rio Peruhype, south of Caravellas, Bahia.
Four subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- maximiliani (Kuhl, 1820) - NE & CE Brazil.
- siy Souancé, 1856 - SE Bolivia, Paraguay, CW & CS Brazil and N Argentina.
- lacerus (Heine, 1884) - NW Argentina in Tucumán, E Catamarca and S Salta.
- melanoblepharus Miranda-Ribeiro, 1920 - SE Brazil, E Paraguay and N Argentina in Misiones.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird feeding on seeds Locality Pousada Aguapé, Pantanal, Mato Grosso do Sul State, Brazil (ssp siy)
Josep del Hoyo 9 January 2005 3 years ago 36 sec 4.6 -
A bird perched and walking along a branch Locality Pousada Aguapé, Pantanal, Mato Grosso do Sul State, Brazil (ssp siy)
Josep del Hoyo 9 January 2005 3 years ago 28 sec 4.5 -
A bird calling on a branch Locality Pousada Aguapé, Pantanal, Mato Grosso do Sul State, Brazil (ssp siy)
Josep del Hoyo 9 January 2005 3 years ago 21 sec 4.3 -
Two birds preening, together with three Red-shouldered Macaws that fly away Locality Pousada Aguapé, Pantanal, Mato Grosso do Sul State, Brazil (ssp siy)
Josep del Hoyo 9 January 2005 3 years ago 43 sec 4.2 -
A close-up of a bird on a fence Locality Parque das Aves, Iguaçu National Park, Paraná State, Brazil (ssp melanobelpharus)
Josep del Hoyo 10 May 2005 5 years ago 40 sec 3.9 -
A lateral view of a bird feeding on seeds. Locality Curicaca Wildlife Refuge, Pantanal, Mato Grosso State, Brazil (ssp siy)
Alex García · Videoaves 8 July 2008 2 years ago 45 sec 3.8
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Pereyra Iraola Provincial Park-Buenos Aires-ArgentinaAdults in their nest.
Locality Buenos Aires Province, Argentina
Silvia Vitale 9 January 2010 2 years ago 3.3 -
2 birds
Locality Ubatuba, São Paulo State, Brazil
Daniêl Jimenez 15 November 2005 3 years ago 3.3 -
A bird on a tree trunk.
Locality Karadya Bio-Reserve, Misiones Province, Argentina (ssp melanoblepharus)
Carmelo López 28 November 2011 2 weeks ago ADDED LAST MONTH 3.3 -
Pereyra Iraola Provincial Park-Buenos Aires-Argentina Youth at the door of the nest, waiting for their parents
Locality Buenos Aires Province, Argentina
Silvia Vitale 9 January 2010 2 years ago 3 -
1 bird
Locality Ubatuba, São Paulo State, Brazil
Daniêl Jimenez 15 November 2005 3 years ago 2.7
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A bird calling. Locality Campos do Jordao, São Paulo State, Brazil
(ssp melanoblepharus)
Josep del Hoyo 28 August 2010 1 year ago 4 -
Calls. Locality Chapada Diamantina, Bahia State, Brazil
(ssp maximiliani)
Ciro Albano 1 April 2008 2 years ago 3
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