Birds of Ecuador

    PSITTACIFORMES: Psittacidae (African & New World Parrots)  
Genus: Pionus (4 species, 8 worldwide)


Bronze-winged Parrot
Bronze-winged Parrot (Pionus chalcopterus)
Tatama National Park, Pueblo Rico, Risaralda, Colombia  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.


Blue-headed Parrot
Blue-headed Parrot (Pionus menstruus rubrigularis)
Tatama National Park, Pueblo Rico, Risaralda, Colombia  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

A medium sized parrot that is widespread in dry and humid habitat, and often common.

White-capped Parrot
White-capped Parrot (Pionus seniloides)
south, Ecuador  
   
Photograph by Francesco Veronesi     Copyright and usage info

Found at high altitudes in the Andes. Also called the Speckle-faced Parrot.

Red-billed Parrot
Red-billed Parrot (Pionus sordidus)
Ecuador  
   
Photograph by George Cruz (San Jorge Eco-Lodges)   © All Rights Reserved.



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