| Scaly-headed Parrot Pionus
maximiliani
Brazilian name: maitaca-verde |
||||
 |
Brazil
The Scaly-headed Parrot is found in eastern and central Brazil and into adjacent areas of Bolivia, Paraguay and Argentina. There is a distribution map on NatureServe. |
|||
 |
It inhabits a variety of
habitats from dryish woodland, caatinga and chaco to the north
and west of its range to more humid forest in south-east Brazil.
In general it prefers drier habitat than the similar Blue-headed
Parrot Pionus menstruus.
It is medium-sized at 27 cm. (11") with a short, square-ended tail. Salient points are the scaled effect on the head, dark blue throat and upper breast and red on the undertail coverts. |
|||
 |
The specific name comes from the German collector Maximilian Alexander Philip Prince zu Wied-Neuweid who collected in Brazil from 1815 to 1817. | |||
 |
||||
|
| If you do not see a menu on the left, you may have arrived at this page from another site. Please click Home to get to my main page. |