# Scaly-headed Parrot

*Pionus maximiliani*

They possess a unique 'snorting' or 'wheezing' respiratory sound used as a communication signal when they are excited or alarmed.

- **Taxonomy:** Animalia › Chordata › Aves › Psittaciformes › Psittacidae › Pionus
- **IUCN Red List status:** Least Concern
- **Population trend:** stable
- **Biome:** forest
- **Habitat:** Subtropical and tropical moist forests, woodlands, and Cerrado savannas.
- **Diet:** A variety of seeds, fruits, berries, and occasionally blossoms or leaf buds.
- **Range:** Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, Bolivia
- **Size:** 27 to 29 cm long, weighing approximately 230 to 260 grams.
- **Lifespan:** Approximately 25 to 40 years.
- **Active:** diurnal
- **Threats:** Habitat fragmentation and illegal capture for the local pet trade.
- **Safe to approach?:** Harmless and shy. Maintain a respectful distance to avoid flushing them from feeding sites. If bitten by a cornered bird, wash the wound with soap and water and monitor for infection.

## About

The scaly-headed parrot ( Pionus maximiliani ) is a species of bird in the family Psittacidae, the true parrots. It is also called scaly-headed pionus , Maximilian pionus , Maximilian parrot , Maximilian's pionus , or Maximilian's parrot .

## Sources

- Plate: https://gaia-dex.com/species/f3ce288b-eaf8-444a-86a8-e4c353ac9549
- iNaturalist: https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/19094
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pionus maximiliani
- Conservation status: IUCN Red List category, as recorded by Gaia-Dex
- Photo: https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.amazonaws.com/photos/27201139/medium.jpeg (Diego Carús, CC0, via iNaturalist)

Habitat, diet, size and similar notes are AI-written summaries; check them against the linked sources before relying on them.