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Speckle-faced Parrot (White-capped)

Pionus tumultuosus seniloides (Massena, FV; de Souancé, C 1854)

The white-capped parrot is a bird in the family Psittacidae formerly considered conspecific with the plum-crowned parrot. Before the split the common name of the combined taxa was "speckle-faced parrot". Source: Wikipedia

Classification
Order:
  Psittaciformes
Family:
  Psittacidae
Genus:
   Pionus
Scientific:
  Pionus tumultuosus seniloides


Original description

Citation:
  (Massena, FV; de Souancé, C 1854)

Reference:
   Rev. Mag. Zool. Pure Appl. ser.2, t.6 p.73

Protonym:
  Psittacus selinoides

Type locality:
  Colombia.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/48620#page/83/mode/1up


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  9EBE8B16321F0BF0

Avibase ID:
  avibase-9EBE8B16

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/9EBE8B16


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 714624

English:
Speckle-faced Parrot (seniloides)
Afrikaans:
Persborsmagrietjie (Witbles-)
Bulgarian:
Пъстроглав папагал (ssp. seniloides)
Catalan:
lloro carapigallat
Czech:
amazónek skvrnolící (ssp. seniloides)
Danish:
Blommehovedet Pionus (Rødisset)
German:
Greisenkopfpapagei
Spanish:
Loro Tumultuoso (seniloides)
Spanish (Spain):
Loro tumultuoso (seniloides)
Finnish:
luumupääaratti (seniloides)
French:
Pione pailletée (seniloides)
Croatian:
pjegavolica papiga (seniloides)
Japanese (romaji):
baragashirainko (seniloides)
Japanese:
バラガシラインコ(seniloides)
Dutch:
Grijskopmargrietje
Norwegian:
parykkpapegøye (seniloides)
Polish:
piona śliwogłowa (seniloides)
Portuguese (Portugal):
papagaio-de-faces-manchadas (seniloides)
Russian:
Сливоголовый амазонет (seniloides)
Slovak:
amazoňan sivohlavý (skup.)
Serbian:
Sivoglavi pionus papagaj
Swedish:
vitpannad papegoja
Turkish:
Beyaz benekli papağan (seniloides)
Ukrainian:
Папуга-червоногуз пурпурововолий (підвид seniloides)


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Speckle-faced Parrot (seniloides) ( Pionus tumultuosus seniloides)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
White-capped Parrot ( Pionus seniloides) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
White-capped Parrot ( Pionus seniloides) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025):
Speckle-faced Parrot (seniloides) ( Pionus tumultuosus seniloides)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
White-capped Parrot ( Pionus seniloides) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
White-capped Parrot ( Pionus seniloides) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
White-capped Parrot ( Pionus seniloides) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
White-capped Parrot ( Pionus seniloides) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
White-capped Parrot ( Pionus seniloides) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
White-capped Parrot ( Pionus seniloides) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
White-capped Parrot ( Pionus seniloides) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
White-capped Parrot ( Pionus seniloides) [version 1]
Avilist 2025:
Pionus tumultuosus seniloides [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
White-capped Parrot ( Pionus seniloides) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
White-capped Parrot ( Pionus seniloides) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
White-capped Parrot ( Pionus seniloides) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
White-capped Parrot ( Pionus seniloides) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
White-capped Parrot ( Pionus seniloides) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
White-capped Parrot ( Pionus seniloides) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
White-capped Parrot ( Pionus seniloides) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
White-capped Parrot ( Pionus seniloides) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
White-capped Parrot ( Pionus seniloides) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
White-capped Parrot ( Pionus seniloides) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
White-capped Parrot ( Pionus seniloides) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
White-capped Parrot ( Pionus seniloides) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
White-capped Parrot ( Pionus seniloides) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025):
White-capped Parrot ( Pionus seniloides)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Pione givrée ( Pionus seniloides) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
White-headed Parrot ( Pionus seniloides) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
Pionus tumultuosus seniloides [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
Pionus tumultuosus seniloides [version 1]
Clements, version 2023:
Pionus tumultuosus seniloides [version 1]
Clements, version 2024:
Pionus tumultuosus seniloides [version 1]
Clements, version 2025:
Pionus tumultuosus seniloides [version 1]
Clements 3rd edition:
White-headed Parrot ( Pionus seniloides) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Pionus tumultuosus seniloides [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Pionus tumultuosus seniloides [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Pionus tumultuosus seniloides [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Pionus tumultuosus seniloides [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Pionus tumultuosus seniloides [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Pionus tumultuosus seniloides [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Pionus tumultuosus seniloides [version 1]
Clements 6th edition:
Pionus tumultuosus seniloides [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Pionus tumultuosus seniloides [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Pionus tumultuosus seniloides [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Pionus tumultuosus seniloides [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Pionus tumultuosus seniloides [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Pionus tumultuosus seniloides [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Pionus tumultuosus seniloides [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Pionus tumultuosus seniloides [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Pionus tumultuosus seniloides [version 1]
Clements, version 2015:
Pionus tumultuosus seniloides [version 1]
Clements, version 2016:
Pionus tumultuosus seniloides [version 1]
Clements, version 2017:
Pionus tumultuosus seniloides [version 1]
Clements, version 2018:
Pionus tumultuosus seniloides [version 1]
Clements, version 2019:
Pionus tumultuosus seniloides [version 1]
eBird version 1.52:
Speckle-faced Parrot (White-capped) ( Pionus tumultuosus seniloides) [version 1]
eBird version 1.53:
Speckle-faced Parrot (White-capped) ( Pionus tumultuosus seniloides) [version 1]
eBird version 1.54:
Speckle-faced Parrot (White-capped) ( Pionus tumultuosus seniloides) [version 1]
eBird version 1.55:
Speckle-faced Parrot (White-capped) ( Pionus tumultuosus seniloides) [version 1]
eBird version 2015:
Speckle-faced Parrot (White-capped) ( Pionus tumultuosus seniloides) [version 1]
eBird version 2016:
Speckle-faced Parrot (White-capped) ( Pionus tumultuosus seniloides) [version 1]
eBird version 2017:
Speckle-faced Parrot (White-capped) ( Pionus tumultuosus seniloides) [version 1]
eBird version 2018:
Speckle-faced Parrot (White-capped) ( Pionus tumultuosus seniloides) [version 1]
eBird version 2019:
Speckle-faced Parrot (White-capped) ( Pionus tumultuosus seniloides) [version 1]
eBird version 2021:
Speckle-faced Parrot (White-capped) ( Pionus tumultuosus seniloides) [version 1]
eBird version 2022:
Speckle-faced Parrot (White-capped) ( Pionus tumultuosus seniloides) [version 1]
eBird version 2023:
Speckle-faced Parrot (White-capped) ( Pionus tumultuosus seniloides) [version 1]
eBird version 2024:
Speckle-faced Parrot (White-capped) ( Pionus tumultuosus seniloides) [version 1]
eBird version 2025:
Speckle-faced Parrot (White-capped) ( Pionus tumultuosus seniloides) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
White-headed Parrot ( Pionus seniloides) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Pionus tumultuosus seniloides [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Pionus tumultuosus seniloides [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Pionus tumultuosus seniloides [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Pionus tumultuosus seniloides [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Pionus tumultuosus seniloides [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Pionus tumultuosus seniloides [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Pionus tumultuosus seniloides [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Pionus tumultuosus seniloides [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Pionus tumultuosus seniloides [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Pionus tumultuosus seniloides [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Pionus tumultuosus seniloides [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Pionus tumultuosus seniloides [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
White-capped Parrot ( Pionus seniloides) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
White-capped Parrot ( Pionus seniloides) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
White-capped Parrot ( Pionus seniloides) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
White-capped Parrot ( Pionus seniloides) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
White-capped Parrot ( Pionus seniloides) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
White-capped Parrot ( Pionus seniloides) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
White-capped Parrot ( Pionus seniloides) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
White-capped Parrot ( Pionus seniloides) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
White-capped Parrot ( Pionus seniloides) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
White-capped Parrot ( Pionus seniloides) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
White-capped Parrot ( Pionus seniloides) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
White-capped Parrot ( Pionus seniloides) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
White-capped Parrot ( Pionus seniloides) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
White-capped Parrot ( Pionus seniloides) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
White-capped Parrot ( Pionus seniloides) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
White-capped Parrot ( Pionus seniloides) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
White-capped Parrot ( Pionus seniloides) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
White-capped Parrot ( Pionus seniloides) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
White-capped Parrot ( Pionus seniloides) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
White-capped Parrot ( Pionus seniloides) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
White-capped Parrot ( Pionus seniloides) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
White-capped Parrot ( Pionus seniloides) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
White-capped Parrot ( Pionus seniloides) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
White-capped Parrot ( Pionus seniloides) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
White-capped Parrot ( Pionus seniloides) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
White-capped Parrot ( Pionus seniloides) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
White-capped Parrot ( Pionus seniloides) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
White-capped Parrot ( Pionus seniloides) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
White-capped Parrot ( Pionus seniloides) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
White-capped Parrot ( Pionus seniloides) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
White-capped Parrot ( Pionus seniloides) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
White-capped Parrot ( Pionus seniloides) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
White-capped Parrot ( Pionus seniloides) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
White-capped Parrot ( Pionus seniloides) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
White-capped Parrot ( Pionus seniloides) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
White-capped Parrot ( Pionus seniloides) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
White-capped Parrot ( Pionus seniloides) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
White-capped Parrot ( Pionus seniloides) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
White-capped Parrot ( Pionus seniloides) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
White-capped Parrot ( Pionus seniloides) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
White-capped Parrot ( Pionus seniloides) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
White-capped Parrot ( Pionus seniloides) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
White-capped Parrot ( Pionus seniloides) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
White-capped Parrot ( Pionus seniloides) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
White-capped Parrot ( Pionus seniloides) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
White-capped Parrot ( Pionus seniloides) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
White-capped Parrot ( Pionus seniloides) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
White-capped Parrot ( Pionus seniloides) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
White-capped Parrot ( Pionus seniloides) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
White-capped Parrot ( Pionus seniloides) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
White-capped Parrot ( Pionus seniloides) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
White-capped Parrot ( Pionus seniloides) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
White-capped Parrot ( Pionus seniloides) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
White-capped Parrot ( Pionus seniloides) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
White-capped Parrot ( Pionus seniloides) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1:
White-capped Parrot ( Pionus seniloides) [version 1]
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
White-headed Parrot ( Pionus seniloides) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Pionus seniloides [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Pionus seniloides [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Pionus seniloides [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Pionus tumultuosus seniloides [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Pionus seniloides [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: subspecies (candidate for split)

This taxon is a subspecies of Pionus tumultuosus

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Afrikaans: Persborsmagrietjie (Witbles-)
Bulgarian: Пъстроглав папагал (ssp. seniloides)
Catalan: lloro carapigallat, Lloro de cara pigallada
Czech: amazónek skvrnolící (ssp. seniloides), Papoušek belohlavý
Danish: Blommehovedet Pionus (Rødisset), Rødisset Pionus
German: Glatzenkopfpapagei, Greisenkopfpapagei, Greisenkopf-Papagei
English: Speckle-faced Parrot (seniloides), Speckle-faced Parrot (White-capped), White-capped Parrot, White-headed Parrot
[ENAV]: Speckle-faced Parrot (White-capped)
English, HBW: White-capped Parrot
English (IOC): White-capped Parrot
English (United States): Speckle-faced Parrot (White-capped)
Esperanto: blankĉapa papago
Spanish: Loro de Cabeza Blanca, Loro seniloide, Loro Tumultuoso (seniloides)
Spanish (Ecuador): Loro Carijaspeado (seniloides)
Spanish (Spain): Loro tumultuoso (seniloides)
Spanish (HBW): Speckle-faced Parrot (White-capped)
Spanish (Peru): Loro Tumultuoso (seniloides)
Spanish (Venezuela): Cotorra Cabeciblanca, Cotorra Cabeciblanca (seniloides)
Finnish: luumupääaratti (seniloides), Ukkoaratti
French: Pione givrée, Pione pailletée (givrée), Pione pailletée (seniloides)
French (Guyane): Pione pailletée (seniloides)
Croatian: biserastoglava papiga, pjegavolica papiga (seniloides)
Italian: Pappagallo testabianca
Japanese (romaji): baragashirainko (seniloides), shirogashirainko
Japanese: シロガシラインコ, バラガシラインコ (seniloides), バラガシラインコ(seniloides)
Scientific: Pionus seniloides, Pionus tumultuosus seniloides, Psittacus seniloides
Dutch: Grijskopmargrietje, Grijskoppapegaai, Pruimekopmargrietje (seniloides)
Norwegian: fregnepapegøye, Hvithodet pionus, parykkpapegøye (seniloides)
Polish: piona siwoglowa, piona siwogłowa, piona śliwogłowa (seniloides)
Portuguese: curica-grisalha
Portuguese (Portugal): papagaio-de-barrete-branco, papagaio-de-faces-manchadas (seniloides)
Russian: Сероголовый красногузый попугай, Сливоголовый амазонет (seniloides)
Slovak: amazoňan sivohlavý, amazoňan sivohlavý (skup.)
Serbian: Sivoglavi pionus papagaj
Swedish: Vitpannad papegoja
Turkish: Beyaz benekli papağan (seniloides)
Ukrainian: Папуга-червоногуз пурпурововолий (підвид seniloides), папуга-червоногуз сивоголовий
Chinese: 白顶鹦哥
Chinese (Traditional): 白頂鸚哥

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