Pallid Caique

Pionites melanocephalus pallidus

Classification

Class: Aves
Order: Psittaciformes
Family: Psittacidae

The black-headed parrot (Pionites melanocephalus; sometimes incorrectly Pionites melanocephala) is a species of bird in subfamily Arinae of the family Psittacidae, the African and New World parrots. Other colloquial names are black-crowned parrot, black-capped parrot, black-headed caique, and for subspecies P. m.

Distribution

Pallid Caique — (c) David F. Belmonte, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

Peru · 2

Sources and credits

Photo(c) David F. Belmonte, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY DescriptionBlack-headed parrot, Wikipedia contributors

Pallid Caique

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