Black-headed Parrot
Pionites melanocephalus(Linnaeus, C, 1758)
English (US) Black-headed Parrot
The Black-headed Parrot (Pionites melanocephalus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Psittacidae (African and New World Parrots) in the order Psittaciformes.
- Scientific name
- Pionites melanocephalus
- Order
- Psittaciformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Black-headed Parrot
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1758)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Pionites melanocephalus melanocephalus
- Pionites melanocephalus pallidus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Psittacus melanocephalus
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1758)
- Type locality
- Mexico = Caracas, i.e. Venezuela, ex Edwards, pi. 169.
- Original description
- Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1 p.102
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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