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Blue-headed Parrot / Pionus menstruus LC

  • Synonyms Cobalt Parrot, Blue-hooded Parrot, Red-vented Parrot, Blue headed Parrot
  • Old latin name for bird Pionias reichenowi, Pionus cobaltinus, Psittacus menstruus

Blue-headed Parrotbird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Song, © Kent Livezey
    Panama
  • 2.
    Call, flight call, © JAYRSON ARAUJO DE OLIVEIRA
    Brazil
  • 3.
    Flight call, © Nick Komar
    Colombia
  • 4.
    Call flight, © Peter Boesman
    Colombia
  • 5.
    Flight call, © Jeremy Minns
    Brazil
  • 6.
    Calls, © Patricio Mena Valenzuela
    Ecuador
  • 7.
    Agitated calls and song, © Patricio Mena Valenzuela
    Ecuador
  • 8.
    Flight calls, © Patricio Mena Valenzuela
    Ecuador
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Plum-crowned Parrot
Bronze-winged Parrot
White-capped Parrot
White-crowned Parrot
Scaly-headed Parrot
Red-billed Parrot
Dusky Parrot

Where to see Blue-headed Parrot

  • Breeding region Middle America, South America
  • Breeding subregion Costa Rica to se Brazil

Blue-headed Parrot subspecies (3)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Pionus menstruus menstruuse Colombia to n Bolivia, the Guianas and ne Brazil-No
Pionus menstruus reichenowie Brazil-No
Pionus menstruus rubrigularisn Costa Rica to w Ecuador-No

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
BulgarianСиньоглав папагал
Catalanlloro capblau
Chinese蓝头鹦哥
Chinese (Traditional)藍頭鸚哥
Croatiancrnouha papiga
Czechamazónek černouchý, Papoušek cernouchý
DanishBlåhovedet Pionus
DutchZwartoormargrietje
Estoniansinipea-papagoi
Finnishsiniaratti
FrenchPione à tête bleue, Pionus à tête bleue
GalicianPapagaio de cabeza azul
GermanSchwarzohr-Papagei, Schwarzohrpapagei
Hungarianfeketefülű papagáj
IrishPearóid tholldearg
ItalianPappagallo testablu
Japaneseアケボノインコ
Lithuanianmėlyngalvė raudonsturplė papūga
Norwegianblåhodepapegøye, Blåhodet pionus
Norwegian NynorskBlåhovudpapegøye
Polishpiona niebieskoglowa, piona niebieskogłowa
Portuguesebaitaca, curica, sijá, maitaca, maitaca-de-barriga-azulada, Suia, Sôia, papagaio-de-cabeça-azul, maitaca-de-cabeça-azul
RussianСинеголовый красногузый попугай, Синеголовый амазонет, Синеголовый попугай
SerbianPlavoglavi pionus papagaj
Slovakamazoňan čiernosluchý
SpanishCotorra Cabeciazul, Loro cabeciazul, Loro de Cabeza Azul
Swedishblåhuvad papegoja
TurkishMavi Başlı Papağan
Ukrainianпапуга-червоногуз синьоголовий