Blue-headed Pionus
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The Blue-headed Parrot also known as the Blue-head Amazon, Pionus menstruus, is a medium large parrot.
Distribution / Habitat:
It is a resident breeding bird in tropical Central and South America, from Costa Rica and Trinidad south to Bolivia and Brazil. Its habitat is forest and semi-open country, including cultivated areas.
The Blue-headed Parrot lays three to four white eggs in a tree cavity.
Description:
The Blue-headed Parrot is about 27 cm long and weighs 245 g. It is mainly green with a blue head, neck and upper breast, red undertail, and some yellow on the wing coverts. Sexes are alike, but immatures have less blue on the head.
Disposition:
Blue-headed Parrots are noisy birds and make light, high-pitched squeaking sweenkcalls. They eat fruit and seeds, and sometimes grain. They roost communally in palm and other trees, and large numbers can be seen at the roost sites at dawn and dusk. Blue Headed Pionus Parrots are increasingly popular as pets. Compared to other parrot species (Amazons for example) they are very quiet. They are affectionate, but not known for their talking ability (Source: Wikipedia.org)
Species: Scientific: Pionus menstruus menstruus ... English: Blue-headed Parrot ... Dutch: Zwartoorpapegaai, Zwartkoppapegaai, Blauwkoppapegaai ... German: Schwartzohrpapagei ... French: Perroquet à tête bleu
Description: Generally green; head and upper breast deep blue, red base to feathers of neck, which show through partially; black patch to ear-coverts;
under tail-coverts red; bill blackish, reddish on sides; skin to periophthalmic ring grey; iris dark brown; feet grey. Immatures with reddish frontal band, head greenish-blue. 
Length: 28 cm (11 ins)
CITES II - Endangered Species Distribution: Colombia, eastern Ecuador, eastern Peru, northern Brazil, northern Bolivia, central Brazil, Trinidad
Related Web Resources: Lexicon of Parrots ... Exotic Tropicals... Aves International ... Fabio (good info / nice photo)
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