Scaly-headed Parrot
Pionus maximiliani(Kuhl, H, 1820)
English (US) Scaly-headed Parrot
The Scaly-headed Parrot (Pionus maximiliani) 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
- Pionus maximiliani
- Order
- Psittaciformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Scaly-headed Parrot
- Described by
- (Kuhl, H, 1820)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 4 subspecies for this species.
- Pionus maximiliani maximiliani
- Pionus maximiliani siy
- Pionus maximiliani lacerus
- Pionus maximiliani melanoblepharus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Psittacus Maximiliani
- Described by
- (Kuhl, H, 1820)
- Type locality
- Brazil, restricted to Vigosa on the Rio Peruhype, south of Caravellas, Bahia, by Helmayr, Field Mus. Nat. Hist. Publ., Zool. Ser., 12, 1929, p. 450, note.
- Original description
- Nova Acta Physico-medica Academiae Caesareae Leopoldino-Carolinae Naturae Curiosum 10 p.72
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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