Parrots

Blue-headed Parrot

Pionus menstruus

The Blue-headed Parrot (Pionus menstruus) is a 251 g forest bird that eats a bit of everything. It stays put all year.

Family

Parrots

Order

Psittaciformes

Weight

251 g

Habitat

Forest

Diet

Plants and seeds

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

12

Recorded in Colombia, Panama, Peru, Brazil, Ecuador, Costa Rica, Venezuela, Guyana, Bolivia, Trinidad and Tobago, Suriname, GF.

Where to see it: Hotel Tinamú Birding Nature Reserve (Colombia); RN Laguna de Sonso (Colombia); Atta Lodge / Iwokrama Canopy Walkway (Guyana); Blanchisseuse Road (Trinidad and Tobago); Kabalebo Nature Resort (Suriname).

Photo: (c) David F. Belmonte, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist