Blue-headed Parrot
Pionus menstruus(Linnaeus, C, 1766)
English (US) Blue-headed Parrot
The Blue-headed Parrot (Pionus menstruus) 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 menstruus
- Order
- Psittaciformes
- IUCN Red List
- Not Evaluated
- English (US)
- Blue-headed Parrot
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1766)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Pionus menstruus rubrigularis
- Pionus menstruus menstruus
- Pionus menstruus reichenowi
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Psittacus menstruus
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1766)
- Type locality
- Surinam.
- Original description
- Systema Naturæ. Editio duodecima reformata. Tomus I [part 1] p.148
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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