Blue-headed Parrot
Pionus menstruus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPsittaciformes (Parrots)
- FamilyPsittacidae (New World and African Parrots)
- GenusPionus (Pionus Parrots)
- SpeciesPionus menstruus (Blue-headed Parrot)
Closest Relatives at Cordillera Azul National Park
Red-billed Parrot
Pionus sordidus
Speckle-faced Parrot
Pionus tumultuosus
White-eyed Parakeet
Aratinga leucophthalma
Cobalt-winged Parakeet
Brotogeris cyanoptera
Painted Parakeet
Pyrrhura picta
Blue-winged Parrotlet
Forpus xanthopterygius
Dusky-headed Parakeet
Aratinga weddellii
White-winged Parakeet
Brotogeris versicolurus
Red-bellied Macaw
Orthopsittaca manilata
Military Macaw
Ara militaris
Chestnut-fronted Macaw
Ara severus
Blue-headed Macaw
Primolius couloni
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Blue-headed Parrot in Cordillera Azul National Park?
About 20% of visitor-days record a Blue-headed Parrot sighting in Cordillera Azul National Park, based on 261 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Blue-headed Parrot in Cordillera Azul National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Blue-headed Parrot in Cordillera Azul National Park in our monthly data.