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Black-headed parrot

Pionites melanocephalus (Linnaeus, 1758)

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The black-headed parrot (Pionites melanocephalus) is a species in the family Psittacidae, order Psittaciformes. Recorded adults weigh 141 g to 160.5 g and live up to 22.6 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Black-headed parrot (Pionites melanocephalus)
Photo: Peter Tan · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the black-headed parrot

Weight
141 g – 160.5 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
22.6 yearssrc for Lifespan
Diet
Granivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Egg incubation
27 dayssrc for Egg incubation
Young per litter or clutch
2.5src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the black-headed parrot live?

Not recorded

What is the black-headed parrot?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The black-headed parrot (Pionites melanocephalus; sometimes incorrectly Pionites melanocephala) is a species of bird in subfamily Arinae of the family Psittacidae, the African and New World parrots. Other colloquial names are black-crowned parrot, black-capped parrot, black-headed caique, and for subspecies P. m. pallidus, pallid caique. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela.

From the Wikipedia article “Black-headed parrot” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Black-headed_parrot&oldid=1363245631), 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 black-headed parrot endangered?

The black-headed parrot is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  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 Least Concern species.

How is the black-headed parrot classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPsittaciformes
  5. familyPsittacidae
  6. genusPionites
  7. SpeciesPionites melanocephalus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Synonyms Pionites melanocephala, Pionites melanocephala, Pionites melanocephala, Pionites melanocephala, Psittacus melanocephalus

Other names and names in other languages (37)
  • Black-headed caiqueEnglish
  • ببغاء اسود الراسArabic
  • lloro capnegreCatalan
  • amazónek černotemennýCzech
  • Sortkronet KorthalepapegøjeDanish
  • GrünzügelpapageiGerman
  • nigraĉapa papagoEsperanto
  • Lorito chirlecrésSpanish
  • Caique de cabeza negraSpanish
  • Perico cabeza prietaSpanish
  • mustpea-papagoiEstonian
  • mustalakkiarattiFinnish
  • Caïque maïpouriFrench
  • Maïpouri à tête noireFrench
  • zlatnovrata papigaCroatian
  • feketesapkás papagájHungarian
  • Pappagallo testaneraItalian
  • ズグロシロハラインコJapanese
  • juodagalvė baltapilvė papūgaLithuanian
  • svartkronet hvitbukpapegøyeNorwegian Bokmål
  • ZwartkopcaiqueDutch
  • svartkronepapegøyeNorwegian
  • białobrzuszka czarnogłowaPolish
  • papagaio-de-barrete-pretoPortuguese
  • marianinha-da-cabeça-pretaPortuguese
  • marianinha-de-cabeça-pretaPortuguese
  • ChilicresQuechua
  • ChilikrisQuechua
  • Черноголовый лоритоRussian
  • Черноголовый белобрюхий попугайRussian
  • tepuj čiernohlavýSlovak
  • Crnokapi papagajSerbian
  • svarthuvad vitbukspapegojaSwedish
  • Kara Başlı PapağanTurkish
  • папуга-білочеревець чорноголовийUkrainian
  • 黑頭鸚哥Chinese
  • 黑头凯克鹦哥Chinese

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Relatives of the black-headed parrot

Other species in the same genus Pionites.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the black-headed parrot?

An adult black-headed parrot weighs 141 g – 160.5 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the black-headed parrot endangered?

The black-headed parrot is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

How long does the black-headed parrot live?

The black-headed parrot has a recorded lifespan of 22.6 years.

What kind of animal is the black-headed parrot?

The black-headed parrot (Pionites melanocephalus) belongs to the family Psittacidae in the order Psittaciformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{black_headed_parrot_2026,
  title = {Black-headed parrot (Pionites melanocephalus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/black-headed-parrot},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}