The Blue-headed Pionus Parrot, Pionus menstruus, is a large parrot. It lives in the tropics of Central and South America, from Costa Rica and Trinidad to the south of Bolivia & Brazil. They like to house  in Forest and semi open country,as well as farmland. They roost communally in palm and other trees, and large numbers can be seen at the roost sites at dawn and dusk.

The Blue-headed Parrot is about 27 cm long and weighs 245 g. It is green with a blue head, neck and upper breast, red undertail, with some yellow on the wing coverts. Both male and female are alike, but immatures have less blue on the head.

This Parrot lays three to four white eggs in a tree cavity.They love to eat fruit and seeds, and sometimes grain.

Blue-headed Parrots are noisy birds and make light, high-pitched squeaking sweenkcalls.

This parrot is increasingly popular as a pets. Compared to other parrot species (Amazons for example) they are very quiet. They are very affectionate, but not known for their talking ability.

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