Scaly-headed parrot
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Psittaciformes |
Family: | Psittacidae |
Subfamily: | Arinae |
Tribe: | Androglossini |
Genus: | Pionus |
Species: | P. maximiliani
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Binomial name | |
Pionus maximiliani (Kuhl, 1820)
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The scaly-headed parrot (Pionus maximiliani) is a species of bird in subfamily
Taxonomy and systematics
The scaly-headed parrot has these four subspecies:[3]
- P. m. maximiliani (Kuhl, 1820)
- P. m. siy Souancé, 1856
- P. m. lacerus Heine, 1884
- P. m. melanoblepharus Miranda-Ribeiro, 1920
The scaly-headed parrot and the
In Brazil, the scaly-headed parrot is called cocotas or maritacas (from mbaé'taka, tupi for "noisy bird").[citation needed]
Description
The scaly-headed parrot is 25 to 29 cm (9.8 to 11 in) long and weighs 233 to 293 g (8.2 to 10 oz). Adults of the
Subspecies P. m. melanoblepharus is larger than the nominate; its green areas and the blue breast are darker and the skin around the eye is dark. P. m. siy is also darker than the nominate, with a reddish purple chin and throat. P. m. lacerus is like siy but larger and has more, and more intense, blue on the breast.[6]
Distribution and habitat
The subspecies of the scaly-headed parrot are found thus:[3][6]
- P. m. maximiliani, northeastern and east-central Brazil from Ceará and Piauí south to Goiás and Bahia
- P. m. siy, central and southeastern Bolivia, western and central Paraguay, and west-central Brazil into northern Argentina
- P. m. lacerus, northwestern Argentina's Salta, Tucumán and Catamarca provinces
- P. m. melanoblepharus, southeastern Brazil from Minas Gerais south through eastern Paraguay into northeastern Argentina's Misiones and Corrientes provinces
The scaly-headed parrot inhabits a variety of landscapes that vary geographically. In the north and west of its range it favors deciduous and gallery forest in the somewhat dry caatinga and Chaco. In the southeast it is found in more humid evergreen and semi-deciduous forests including those dominated by Araucaria. It Brazil it reaches elevations of 1,500 to 1,600 m (4,900 to 5,200 ft) and in Argentinal up to 2,000 m (6,600 ft).[6][7]
Behavior
Movement
The scaly-headed parrot is a year-round resident throughout its range.[6]
Feeding
The scaly-headed parrot feeds on the seeds, flowers, and fruit of a wide variety of plants.[6]
Breeding
The scaly-headed parrot's breeding season appears to vary geographically but has not been fully defined. It nests in holes in trees. In captivity the clutch size is four or five eggs and the time from hatching to fledging is nine weeks.[6]
Vocalization
One author says that the scaly-headed parrot's call is a "cacaphony of very high, shrill 'teer-teer-teer--'."[7] Another says its primary flight call is "a repeated bisyllabic "cra-cheh", sometimes simply 'crreeh' or 'cheh' and that it also has a variety of 'conversational' calls, some with a more nasal quality" given while perched.[6]
Status
The
References
- ^ . Retrieved 26 February 2023.
- ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved February 24, 2023.
- ^ a b c Gill, F.; Donsker, D.; Rasmussen, P., eds. (January 2023). "Parrots, cockatoos". IOC World Bird List. v 13.1. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
- ^ Remsen, J. V., Jr., J. I. Areta, E. Bonaccorso, S. Claramunt, A. Jaramillo, D. F. Lane, J. F. Pacheco, M. B. Robbins, F. G. Stiles, and K. J. Zimmer. 30 January 2023. Species Lists of Birds for South American Countries and Territories. https://www.museum.lsu.edu/~Remsen/SACCCountryLists.htm retrieved January 30, 2023
- ^ Remsen, J. V., Jr., J. I. Areta, E. Bonaccorso, S. Claramunt, A. Jaramillo, D. F. Lane, J. F. Pacheco, M. B. Robbins, F. G. Stiles, and K. J. Zimmer. Version 30 January 2023. A classification of the bird species of South America. American Ornithological Society. https://www.museum.lsu.edu/~Remsen/SACCBaseline.htm retrieved January 30, 2023
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Collar, N., A. Bonan, and P. F. D. Boesman (2020). Scaly-headed Parrot (Pionus maximiliani), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.schpar1.01 retrieved February 26, 2023
- ^ ISBN 978-0-19-530155-7.
- ^ Lillo, Ignacio (15 December 2017). "Malaga park's parrot invasion continues as new species is discovered". Sur in English. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
- S2CID 233929115. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
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