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Scaly-headed parrot

Pionus maximiliani (Kuhl, 1820)

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The scaly-headed parrot (Pionus maximiliani) is a species in the family Psittacidae, order Psittaciformes. Recorded adults weigh about 293 g and live up to 16.2 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Scaly-headed parrot (Pionus maximiliani)
Photo: Danbrazil · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the scaly-headed parrot

Weight
293 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
16.2 yearssrc for Lifespan
Diet
Granivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
4src 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 scaly-headed parrot live?

Not recorded

What is the scaly-headed parrot?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The scaly-headed parrot (Pionus maximiliani) is a species of bird in subfamily Arinae of the family Psittacidae, the African and New World parrots. It is also called scaly-headed pionus, Maximilian pionus, Maximilian parrot, Maximilian's pionus, or Maximilian's parrot. It is found in Brazil, Bolivia, Argentina, and Paraguay.

From the Wikipedia article “Scaly-headed parrot” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Scaly-headed_parrot&oldid=1381127783), 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 scaly-headed parrot endangered?

The scaly-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. What the categories mean.

How is the scaly-headed parrot classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPsittaciformes
  5. familyPsittacidae
  6. genusPionus
  7. SpeciesPionus maximiliani (Kuhl, 1820)

Synonyms Psittacus maximiliani

Other names and names in other languages (38)
  • ببغاء مقشر الرأسArabic
  • Максимилианов папагалBulgarian
  • Lloro de MaximiliàCatalan
  • lloro de MaximilianCatalan
  • amazónek šupinkovýCzech
  • parot pen cennogWelsh
  • Blåstrubet PionusDanish
  • MaximilianpapageiGerman
  • Maximilian-PapageiGerman
  • skvamkapa papagoEsperanto
  • Loro chocleroSpanish
  • Loro maitacaSpanish
  • soomuspapagoiEstonian
  • parananarattiFinnish
  • paranánarattiFinnish
  • Pione de MaximilienFrench
  • plavogrla papigaCroatian
  • maximilian-papagájHungarian
  • Maximilian papagájaHungarian
  • Pappagallo testasquamataItalian
  • アケボノインコモドキJapanese
  • Maksimiliano raudonsturplė papūgaLithuanian
  • MaximiliaanmargrietjeDutch
  • skjellhodepapegøyeNorwegian
  • piona łuskowanaPolish
  • maitacaPortuguese
  • maitaca-verdePortuguese
  • papagaio-de-cabeça-escamosaPortuguese
  • Чешуйчатый амазонетRussian
  • Красногузый попугай МаксимилианаRussian
  • amazoňan modrozelenýSlovak
  • Maksimilijanov pionus papagajSerbian
  • fjällhuvad papegojaSwedish
  • Pul Başlı PapağanTurkish
  • папуга-червоногуз зеленощокийUkrainian
  • Папу́га-червоногу́з зеленощокийUkrainian
  • 鱗頭鸚哥Chinese
  • 鳞头鹦哥Chinese

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Relatives of the scaly-headed parrot

Other species in the same genus Pionus.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the scaly-headed parrot?

An adult scaly-headed parrot weighs 293 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the scaly-headed parrot endangered?

The scaly-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 scaly-headed parrot live?

The scaly-headed parrot has a recorded lifespan of 16.2 years.

What kind of animal is the scaly-headed parrot?

The scaly-headed parrot (Pionus maximiliani) belongs to the family Psittacidae in the order Psittaciformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

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

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BibTeX
@misc{scaly_headed_parrot_2026,
  title = {Scaly-headed parrot (Pionus maximiliani)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/scaly-headed-parrot},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}