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Bald parrot

Pyrilia aurantiocephala (R. Gaban-Lima, M. A. Raposo & Höfling, 2002)

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The bald parrot (Pyrilia aurantiocephala) is a species in the family Psittacidae, order Psittaciformes. Recorded adults weigh about 151.5 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Near Threatened.

Bald parrot (Pyrilia aurantiocephala)
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Quick facts about the bald parrot

Weight
151.5 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Frugivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Near Threatened (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the bald parrot live?

Not recorded

What is the bald parrot?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The bald parrot (Pyrilia aurantiocephala) or orange-headed parrot is a species of parrot in the family Psittacidae. It is endemic to the east-central Amazon of Brazil. Its natural habitat is tropical moist lowland forests. It is considered near threatened by BirdLife International (and consequently IUCN) due to the widespread deforestation of the Amazon.

From the Wikipedia article “Bald parrot” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bald_parrot&oldid=1371957995), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the bald parrot endangered?

The bald parrot is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List: it is close to qualifying as threatened.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Near Threatened species. What the categories mean.

How is the bald parrot classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPsittaciformes
  5. familyPsittacidae
  6. genusPyrilia
  7. SpeciesPyrilia aurantiocephala (R. Gaban-Lima, M. A. Raposo & Höfling, 2002)

Synonyms Caica aurantiocephala, Gypopsitta aurantiocephala, Gypopsitta aurantiocephala, Pionopsitta aurantiocephala, Pionopsitta aurantiocephala

Other names and names in other languages (31)
  • ببغاء أصلعArabic
  • lloro calbCatalan
  • amazónek lysýCzech
  • Nøgenhovedet PragtpapegøjeDanish
  • NacktkopfpapageiGerman
  • OrangekopfpapageiGerman
  • kalva papagoEsperanto
  • Lorito calvoSpanish
  • kaljuarattiFinnish
  • Caïque chauveFrench
  • narančastoglava papigaCroatian
  • kopasz papagájHungarian
  • Pappagallo calvoItalian
  • ズアカハゲインコJapanese
  • plikagalvė puošnioji papūgaLithuanian
  • KaalkoppapegaaiDutch
  • kondorpapegøyeNorwegian
  • barwinka gołogłowaPolish
  • papagaio-calvoPortuguese
  • Papagaio-carecaPortuguese
  • papagaio-de-cabeça-laranjaPortuguese
  • Лысый лоритоRussian
  • Лысый попугайRussian
  • amazoňan lysýSlovak
  • Ćelavi pirilija papagajSerbian
  • skallig papegojaSwedish
  • nakenhuvad papegojaSwedish
  • Kel PapağanTurkish
  • каїка гологоловийUkrainian
  • 秃鹦哥Chinese
  • 白頭鸚哥Chinese

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Relatives of the bald parrot

Other species in the same genus Pyrilia.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the bald parrot?

An adult bald parrot weighs 151.5 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the bald parrot endangered?

The bald parrot is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is close to qualifying as threatened.

What kind of animal is the bald parrot?

The bald parrot (Pyrilia aurantiocephala) belongs to the family Psittacidae in the order Psittaciformes.

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Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Bald parrot (Pyrilia aurantiocephala). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/bald-parrot

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BibTeX
@misc{bald_parrot_2026,
  title = {Bald parrot (Pyrilia aurantiocephala)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/bald-parrot},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}