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The Blue-headed Parrot, scientifically named *Pionus menstruus*, is a species of bird within the class Aves. It belongs to the genus *Pionus* and is also referred to by the common names Loro cabeciazul, Schwarzohrpapagei, and Pione à tête bleue. This diurnal organism is classified with a conservation status of Least Concern according to the IUCN Red List, a designation recorded in 2021.
The taxon range for the Blue-headed Parrot includes Costa Rica, Venezuela, Bolivia, and Brazil. The species has been documented in 4,385 observations on the iNaturalist platform.
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Least ConcernBlue-headed Parrot
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Wikidata facts
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- Pionus
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- Pionus menstruus (Cotorra cheja) - Flickr - Alejandro Bayer.jpg
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- Humaitá
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- papagaio-de-cabeça-azul
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- P. menstruus
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Encyclopedic overview
The blue-headed parrot, also known as the blue-headed pionus (Pionus menstruus) is a medium-sized parrot of about 27 cm (11 in) in length. The body is mostly green, with a blue head and neck, and red undertail coverts. It is a resident in tropical and subtropical South America and southern Central America, from Costa Rica, Venezuela and the Caribbean island of Trinidad south to Bolivia and Brazil.
Its habitat is forest and semi-open country, including cultivated areas. It is largely restricted to humid or semi-humid regions, but locally extends into drier habitats, at least along rivers. The blue-headed parrot lays three to five white eggs in a tree cavity.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Blue-headed Parrot” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.