Pionus Parrots
Pionus
Pionus is a genus of medium-sized parrots native to Mexico, and Central and South America. Characteristic of the genus are the chunky body, bare eye ring (which can vary in color), and short square tail. They are superficially similar to Amazon parrots, but smaller and in flight their wing-strokes are far deeper. Coloration is generally subdued yet complex compared to member species of the genus Amazona; under bright lighting, their feathers shimmer with iridescent brilliance. All...
7 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 7 known species
Blue-headed Parrot
speciesPionus menstruus
White-crowned Parrot
speciesPionus senilis
Scaly-headed Parrot
speciesPionus maximiliani
Bronze-winged Parrot
speciesPionus chalcopterus
Red-billed Parrot
speciesPionus sordidus
Dusky Parrot
speciesPionus fuscus
Speckle-faced Parrot
speciesPionus tumultuosus
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 19093.