Parrots

Pileated Parrot

Pionopsitta pileata

The Pileated Parrot (Pionopsitta pileata) is a 119 g forest bird that eats a bit of everything. It stays put all year.

Family

Parrots

Order

Psittaciformes

Weight

119 g

Habitat

Forest

Diet

Plants and seeds

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

3

Recorded in Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay.

Where to see it: PE Intervales (Brazil); Parque Nacional Ybycui, Dpto. Paraguari (Paraguay); PN Iguazú · Área Cataratas (Argentina).

Photo: (c) Júlio Castellain, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist