Blue-headed Parrot
Blue-headed ParrotBlue-headed ParrotBlue-headed ParrotBlue-headed Parrot

Blue-headed Parrot

Pionus menstruus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
30–40% · Possible
overall probability at Yasuní National Park
1,237 Verified records at Yasuní National Park
October Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The blue-headed parrot, also known as the blue-headed pionus (Pionus menstruus) is a medium-sized parrot of about 27 cm (11 in) in length. The body is mostly green, with a blue head and neck, and red undertail coverts. It is a resident in tropical and subtropical South America and southern Central America, from Costa Rica, Venezuela and the Caribbean island of Trinidad south to Bolivia and Brazil. Its habitat is forest and semi-open country, including cultivated areas. It is largely restricted to humid or semi-humid regions, but locally extends into drier habitats, at least along rivers. The blue-headed parrot lays three to five white eggs in a tree cavity. Wikipedia →

30–40% of wildlife watchers report a Blue-headed Parrot sighting in Yasuní National Park, based on 1,237 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Yasuní National Park

Cobalt-winged Parakeet
LC

Cobalt-winged Parakeet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Brotogeris cyanoptera

40–50% · Likely
Mealy Parrot
LC

Mealy Parrot

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Amazona farinosa

40–50% · Possible
Red-bellied Macaw
LC

Red-bellied Macaw

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Orthopsittaca manilata

30–40% · Possible
Scarlet Macaw
LC

Scarlet Macaw

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ara macao

30–40% · Possible
Blue-and-yellow Macaw
LC

Blue-and-yellow Macaw

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ara ararauna

30–40% · Possible
Chestnut-fronted Macaw
LC

Chestnut-fronted Macaw

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ara severus

30–40% · Possible
Orange-winged Parrot
LC

Orange-winged Parrot

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Amazona amazonica

30–40% · Possible
Dusky-headed Parakeet
LC

Dusky-headed Parakeet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Aratinga weddellii

20–30% · Possible
Yellow-crowned Parrot
LC

Yellow-crowned Parrot

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Amazona ochrocephala

20–30% · Possible
Black-headed Parrot
LC

Black-headed Parrot

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pionites melanocephalus

20–30% · Possible
Orange-cheeked Parrot
LC

Orange-cheeked Parrot

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pionopsitta barrabandi

10–20% · With luck
White-eyed Parakeet
LC

White-eyed Parakeet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Aratinga leucophthalma

5–10% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

30–40
Jan
40–50
Feb
30–40
Mar
30–40
Apr
30–40
May
30–40
Jun
30–40
Jul
30–40
Aug
30–40
Sep
50–60
Oct
30–40
Nov
40–50
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
40–50%
2 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
40–50%
3 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
40–50%
4 San Lorenzo Protected Forest 🇵🇦 Panama
40–50%
5 Chapada dos Guimarães National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
40–50%
6 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
30–40%
7 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
30–40%
8 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador
30–40%
9 Brownsberg Nature Park 🇸🇷 Suriname
30–40%
10 Amacayacu National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
30–40%
11 Anavilhanas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
30–40%
12 Madidi National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
30–40%
13 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
20–30%
14 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
20–30%
15 Utría National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
20–30%
16 Tayrona National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
20–30%
17 Noel Kempff Mercado National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
20–30%
18 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
20–30%
19 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
20–30%
20 Cordillera Azul National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
20–30%
21 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
22 Parque Natural Metropolitano 🇵🇦 Panama
10–20%
23 Coiba National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
10–20%
24 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
25 Canaima National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
10–20%
26 Amboró National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
5–10%
27 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
5–10%
28 Podocarpus National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
5–10%
29 Henri Pittier National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
5–10%
30 Machalilla National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
5–10%
31 Cahuita National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
32 Emas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
33 Los Nevados National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
34 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
35 Volcán Barú National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
36 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
37 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
38 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
39 Chingaza National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
40 Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
41 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
42 Puracé National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Blue-headed Parrot in Yasuní National Park?

About 37% of wildlife watchers report a Blue-headed Parrot sighting in Yasuní National Park, based on 1,237 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Blue-headed Parrot in Yasuní National Park?

October has the highest sighting rate for Blue-headed Parrot in Yasuní National Park in our monthly data.

← Back to Yasuní National Park