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White-capped Parrot (Pionus seniloides)
Also Known As: White-capped Pionus, White-headed Parrot, Speckle-faced Parrot
Captive White-capped Pionus or Parrot
Credit: © Anthony Snell
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Did You Know?
The eggs of Pionus parrots are proportionately larger for the size of the bird than those of other parrot species.
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Not AvailableStatus in the Wild
World Population:Not recorded
Range: Mountains of W Venezuela, from Tachira and Merida to Trujillo-Lara border, through W Colombia; in Cordilla Occidental reported only locally on eastern slope of Rio Cauca valley, SW Antioquia and south on both slopes of Andes in Ecuador to NW Peru, in Cajamarca and La Libertad.
Habitat:
Found from 1500-3200m (4920-10,496 ft) in montane forest and forest margins; also high cloud forest or stunted trees bordering paramos.
Threat Summary:
Some evidence of decline owing to deforestation.
IUCN Rating:
Not available
Wild Diet:
Feeds on seeds, fruits and sometimes maize.
CITES Rating:
Not available
Ecology:
Gregarious. Seen in flocks of up to 20 birds. More active in grey, cloudy weather conditions. Difficult to see while feeding or resting in upper canopy.
Clutch and Egg Size:
4 broadly elliptical eggs, 35.0 x 25.5mm (1.4 x 1 in).
Breeding Season:
November-December
Links to Other Project(s):
http://www.ceiba.org/elpabirds.htm
http://elibrary.unm.edu/sora/Condor/files/issues/v079n02/p0274-p0274.pdf
More Info Sites:
http://www.museum.lsu.edu/~Remsen/SACCprop176.html
http://www.few.vu.nl/~rplanque/Mazar/mazar.html
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