Black-headed Parrot
Pionites melanocephalus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPsittaciformes (Parrots)
- FamilyPsittacidae (New World and African Parrots)
- GenusPionites (Caiques)
- SpeciesPionites melanocephalus (Black-headed Parrot)
Closest Relatives at Yasuní National Park
Cobalt-winged Parakeet
Brotogeris cyanoptera
Mealy Parrot
Amazona farinosa
Red-bellied Macaw
Orthopsittaca manilata
Blue-headed Parrot
Pionus menstruus
Scarlet Macaw
Ara macao
Blue-and-yellow Macaw
Ara ararauna
Chestnut-fronted Macaw
Ara severus
Orange-winged Parrot
Amazona amazonica
Dusky-headed Parakeet
Aratinga weddellii
Yellow-crowned Parrot
Amazona ochrocephala
Orange-cheeked Parrot
Pionopsitta barrabandi
White-eyed Parakeet
Aratinga leucophthalma
📅 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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 2 | Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 3 | Amacayacu National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 4 | Sierra de la Macarena National Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 5 | Brownsberg Nature Park | 🇸🇷 Suriname | |
| 6 | Canaima National Park | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 7 | Anavilhanas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Black-headed Parrot in Yasuní National Park?
About 24% of visitor-days record a Black-headed Parrot sighting in Yasuní National Park, based on 797 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Black-headed Parrot in Yasuní National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Black-headed Parrot in Yasuní National Park in our monthly data.