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 Henri Pittier National Park
Red-billed Parrot
Pionus sordidus
Red-eared Parakeet
Pyrrhura hoematotis
Brown-throated Parakeet
Aratinga pertinax
Scarlet-fronted Parakeet
Aratinga wagleri
Chestnut-fronted Macaw
Ara severus
Green-rumped Parrotlet
Forpus passerinus
Lilac-tailed Parrotlet
Touit batavicus
Orange-winged Parrot
Amazona amazonica
Yellow-crowned Parrot
Amazona ochrocephala
Red-shouldered Macaw
Diopsittaca nobilis
Orange-chinned Parakeet
Brotogeris jugularis
Blue-crowned Parakeet
Aratinga acuticaudata
📅 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 Henri Pittier National Park?
About 6% of visitor-days record a Blue-headed Parrot sighting in Henri Pittier National Park, based on 25 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Blue-headed Parrot in Henri Pittier National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Blue-headed Parrot in Henri Pittier National Park in our monthly data.