Blue-headed Parrot
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Blue-headed Parrot

Pionus menstruus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Cordillera Azul National Park
261 Verified records at Cordillera Azul National Park
January Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The blue-headed parrot, also known as the blue-headed pionus (Pionus menstruus) is a medium-sized parrot of about 27 cm (11 in) in length. The body is mostly green, with a blue head and neck, and red undertail coverts. It is a resident in tropical and subtropical South America and southern Central America, from Costa Rica, Venezuela and the Caribbean island of Trinidad south to Bolivia and Brazil. Its habitat is forest and semi-open country, including cultivated areas. It is largely restricted to humid or semi-humid regions, but locally extends into drier habitats, at least along rivers. The blue-headed parrot lays three to five white eggs in a tree cavity. Wikipedia →

20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Blue-headed Parrot sighting in Cordillera Azul National Park, based on 261 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Cordillera Azul National Park

Red-billed Parrot
LC

Red-billed Parrot

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pionus sordidus

<5% · Rare
Speckle-faced Parrot
LC

Speckle-faced Parrot

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pionus tumultuosus

Insufficient data
White-eyed Parakeet
LC

White-eyed Parakeet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Aratinga leucophthalma

20–30% · Possible
Cobalt-winged Parakeet
LC

Cobalt-winged Parakeet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Brotogeris cyanoptera

10–20% · With luck
Painted Parakeet
LC

Painted Parakeet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pyrrhura picta

10–20% · With luck
Blue-winged Parrotlet
LC

Blue-winged Parrotlet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Forpus xanthopterygius

5–10% · With luck
Dusky-headed Parakeet
LC

Dusky-headed Parakeet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Aratinga weddellii

5–10% · With luck
White-winged Parakeet
LC

White-winged Parakeet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Brotogeris versicolurus

<5% · Rare
Red-bellied Macaw
LC

Red-bellied Macaw

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Orthopsittaca manilata

<5% · Rare
Chestnut-fronted Macaw
LC

Chestnut-fronted Macaw

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ara severus

<5% · Rare
Military Macaw
VU

Military Macaw

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ara militaris

<5% · Rare
Blue-headed Macaw
VU

Blue-headed Macaw

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Primolius couloni

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

30–40
Jan
20–30
Feb
<5
Mar
5–10
Apr
20–30
May
10–20
Jun
10–20
Jul
20–30
Aug
20–30
Sep
20–30
Oct
10–20
Nov
20–30
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
40–50%
2 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
40–50%
3 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
40–50%
4 San Lorenzo Protected Forest 🇵🇦 Panama
40–50%
5 Chapada dos Guimarães National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
40–50%
6 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
30–40%
7 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
30–40%
8 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador
30–40%
9 Brownsberg Nature Park 🇸🇷 Suriname
30–40%
10 Amacayacu National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
30–40%
11 Anavilhanas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
30–40%
12 Madidi National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
30–40%
13 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
20–30%
14 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
20–30%
15 Utría National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
20–30%
16 Tayrona National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
20–30%
17 Noel Kempff Mercado National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
20–30%
18 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
20–30%
19 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
20–30%
20 Cordillera Azul National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
20–30%
21 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
22 Parque Natural Metropolitano 🇵🇦 Panama
10–20%
23 Coiba National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
10–20%
24 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
25 Canaima National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
10–20%
26 Amboró National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
5–10%
27 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
5–10%
28 Podocarpus National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
5–10%
29 Henri Pittier National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
5–10%
30 Machalilla National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
5–10%
31 Cahuita National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
32 Emas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
33 Los Nevados National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
34 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
35 Volcán Barú National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
36 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
37 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
38 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
39 Chingaza National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
40 Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
41 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
42 Puracé National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Blue-headed Parrot in Cordillera Azul National Park?

About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Blue-headed Parrot sighting in Cordillera Azul National Park, based on 261 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

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.

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