The black-headed parrot, also known as the black-headed caique, black-capped parrot or pallid parrot, is one of the four species in the genus Pionites of the family Psittacidae; the other species being Pionites leucogaster, Pionites xanthomerius, and Pionites xanthurus. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
(Linnaeus, C 1758)
Reference:
Systema Naturae ed. 10
1 p.102
Protonym:
Psittacus melanocephalus
Type locality:
Mexico = Caracas, i.e. Venezuela, ex Edwards, pi. 169.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/10277#page/120/mode/1up
Avibase ID:
C0827011843080CF
Avibase ID:
avibase-C0827011
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/C0827011
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 714062
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Black-headed Parrot ( Pionites melanocephalus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Black-headed Parrot ( Pionites melanocephalus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Black-headed Parrot ( Pionites melanocephalus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Black-headed Parrot ( Pionites melanocephalus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Black-headed Parrot ( Pionites melanocephalus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Black-headed Parrot ( Pionites melanocephalus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Black-headed Parrot ( Pionites melanocephalus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Black-headed Parrot ( Pionites melanocephalus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Black-headed Parrot ( Pionites melanocephalus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Black-headed Parrot ( Pionites melanocephalus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Black-headed Parrot ( Pionites melanocephalus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 00: Black-headed Parrot ( Pionites melanocephalus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 01: Black-headed Parrot ( Pionites melanocephalus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 02: Black-headed Parrot ( Pionites melanocephalus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 03: Black-headed Parrot ( Pionites melanocephalus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 04: Black-headed Parrot ( Pionites melanocephalus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Black-headed Parrot ( Pionites melanocephalus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Black-headed Parrot ( Pionites melanocephalus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Black-headed Parrot ( Pionites melanocephalus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Black-headed Parrot ( Pionites melanocephalus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Black-headed Parrot ( Pionites melanocephalus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Black-headed Parrot ( Pionites melanocephalus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Black-headed Parrot ( Pionites melanocephalus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Black-headed Parrot ( Pionites melanocephalus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Black-headed Parrot ( Pionites melanocephalus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Black-headed Parrot ( Pionites melanocephalus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Black-headed Parrot ( Pionites melanocephalus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Black-headed Parrot ( Pionites melanocephalus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Black-headed Parrot ( Pionites melanocephalus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Black-headed Parrot ( Pionites melanocephalus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Black-headed Parrot ( Pionites melanocephalus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Black-headed Parrot ( Pionites melanocephalus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Black-headed Parrot ( Pionites melanocephalus) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Caïque maïpouri ( Pionites melanocephalus) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Caïque maïpourri ( Pionites melanocephala) [version 1] |
Clements 1st edition: Black-headed Caique ( Pionites melanocephala) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2021: Black-headed Parrot ( Pionites melanocephalus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2022: Black-headed Parrot ( Pionites melanocephalus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2023: Black-headed Parrot ( Pionites melanocephalus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2024: Black-headed Parrot ( Pionites melanocephalus) [version 1] |
Clements 3rd edition: Black-headed Caique ( Pionites melanocephala) [version 1] |
Clements 4th edition: Black-headed Parrot ( Pionites melanocephala) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (as published): Black-headed Parrot ( Pionites melanocephala) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Black-headed Parrot ( Pionites melanocephala) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Black-headed Parrot ( Pionites melanocephala) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Black-headed Parrot ( Pionites melanocephala) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Black-headed Parrot ( Pionites melanocephala) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Black-headed Parrot ( Pionites melanocephala) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Black-headed Parrot ( Pionites melanocephala) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition: Black-headed Parrot ( Pionites melanocephalus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Black-headed Parrot ( Pionites melanocephalus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Black-headed Parrot ( Pionites melanocephalus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Black-headed Parrot ( Pionites melanocephalus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Black-headed Parrot ( Pionites melanocephalus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Black-headed Parrot ( Pionites melanocephalus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Black-headed Parrot ( Pionites melanocephalus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Black-headed Parrot ( Pionites melanocephalus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Black-headed Parrot ( Pionites melanocephalus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2015: Black-headed Parrot ( Pionites melanocephalus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2016: Black-headed Parrot ( Pionites melanocephalus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2017: Black-headed Parrot ( Pionites melanocephalus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2018: Black-headed Parrot ( Pionites melanocephalus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2019: Black-headed Parrot ( Pionites melanocephalus) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.50: Black-headed Parrot ( Pionites melanocephalus) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.52: Black-headed Parrot ( Pionites melanocephalus) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.53: Black-headed Parrot ( Pionites melanocephalus) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.54: Black-headed Parrot ( Pionites melanocephalus) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.55: Black-headed Parrot ( Pionites melanocephalus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2015: Black-headed Parrot ( Pionites melanocephalus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2016: Black-headed Parrot ( Pionites melanocephalus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2017: Black-headed Parrot ( Pionites melanocephalus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2018: Black-headed Parrot ( Pionites melanocephalus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2019: Black-headed Parrot ( Pionites melanocephalus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2021: Black-headed Parrot ( Pionites melanocephalus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2022: Black-headed Parrot ( Pionites melanocephalus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2023: Black-headed Parrot ( Pionites melanocephalus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2024: Black-headed Parrot ( Pionites melanocephalus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Black-headed Caique ( Pionites melanocephala) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Black-headed Caique ( Pionites melanocephala) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Black-headed Parrot ( Pionites melanocephalus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Black-headed Parrot ( Pionites melanocephalus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Black-headed Parrot ( Pionites melanocephalus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Black-headed Parrot ( Pionites melanocephalus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Black-headed Parrot ( Pionites melanocephalus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Black-headed Parrot ( Pionites melanocephalus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Black-headed Parrot ( Pionites melanocephalus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Black-headed Parrot ( Pionites melanocephalus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Black-headed Parrot ( Pionites melanocephalus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Black-headed Parrot ( Pionites melanocephalus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Black-headed Parrot ( Pionites melanocephalus) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Black-crowned Parrot ( Pionites melanocephala) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Black-headed Parrot ( Pionites melanocephalus) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Black-headed Parrot ( Pionites melanocephalus) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Black-headed Parrot ( Pionites melanocephalus) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Black-headed Parrot ( Pionites melanocephalus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Black-headed Parrot ( Pionites melanocephalus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Black-headed Parrot ( Pionites melanocephalus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Black-headed Parrot ( Pionites melanocephalus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Black-headed Parrot ( Pionites melanocephalus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Black-headed Parrot ( Pionites melanocephalus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Black-headed Parrot ( Pionites melanocephalus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Black-headed Parrot ( Pionites melanocephalus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Black-headed Parrot ( Pionites melanocephalus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Black-headed Parrot ( Pionites melanocephalus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Black-headed Parrot ( Pionites melanocephalus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Black-headed Parrot ( Pionites melanocephalus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Black-headed Parrot ( Pionites melanocephalus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Black-headed Parrot ( Pionites melanocephalus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Black-headed Parrot ( Pionites melanocephalus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Black-headed Parrot ( Pionites melanocephalus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Black-headed Parrot ( Pionites melanocephalus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Black-headed Parrot ( Pionites melanocephalus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Black-headed Parrot ( Pionites melanocephalus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Black-headed Parrot ( Pionites melanocephalus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Black-headed Parrot ( Pionites melanocephalus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Black-headed Parrot ( Pionites melanocephalus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Black-headed Parrot ( Pionites melanocephalus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Black-headed Parrot ( Pionites melanocephalus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Black-headed Parrot ( Pionites melanocephalus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Black-headed Parrot ( Pionites melanocephalus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Black-headed Parrot ( Pionites melanocephalus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Black-headed Parrot ( Pionites melanocephalus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Black-headed Parrot ( Pionites melanocephalus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Black-headed Parrot ( Pionites melanocephalus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Black-headed Parrot ( Pionites melanocephalus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Black-headed Parrot ( Pionites melanocephalus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Black-headed Parrot ( Pionites melanocephalus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Black-headed Parrot ( Pionites melanocephalus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Black-headed Parrot ( Pionites melanocephalus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Black-headed Parrot ( Pionites melanocephalus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Black-headed Parrot ( Pionites melanocephalus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Black-headed Parrot ( Pionites melanocephalus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Black-headed Parrot ( Pionites melanocephalus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Black-headed Parrot ( Pionites melanocephalus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Black-headed Parrot ( Pionites melanocephalus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Black-headed Parrot ( Pionites melanocephalus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Black-headed Parrot ( Pionites melanocephalus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Black-headed Parrot ( Pionites melanocephalus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Black-headed Parrot ( Pionites melanocephalus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Black-headed Parrot ( Pionites melanocephalus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Black-headed Parrot ( Pionites melanocephalus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Black-headed Parrot ( Pionites melanocephalus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Black-headed Parrot ( Pionites melanocephalus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Black-headed Parrot ( Pionites melanocephalus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Black-headed Parrot ( Pionites melanocephalus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Black-headed Parrot ( Pionites melanocephalus) [version 1] |
Morony, Bock and Farrand: Black-headed Parrot ( Pionites melanocephala) [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Pionites melanocephala [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Pionites melanocephala [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Pionites melanocephala [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993): Black-headed Parrot ( Pionites melanocephala) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Black-headed Parrot ( Pionites melanocephala) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Black-headed Parrot ( Pionites melanocephala) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (24/10/2003): Black-headed Parrot ( Pionites melanocephalus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (14/09/2005): Black-headed Parrot ( Pionites melanocephalus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (16/07/2006): Black-headed Parrot ( Pionites melanocephalus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (26/09/2007): Black-headed Parrot ( Pionites melanocephalus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (01/05/2008): Black-headed Parrot ( Pionites melanocephalus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (30/09/2009): Black-headed Parrot ( Pionites melanocephalus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (19/08/2010): Black-headed Parrot ( Pionites melanocephalus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (8/08/2011): Black-headed Parrot ( Pionites melanocephalus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (8/02/2012): Black-headed Parrot ( Pionites melanocephalus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (4/09/2012): Black-headed Parrot ( Pionites melanocephalus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (17/03/2013): Black-headed Parrot ( Pionites melanocephalus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (9/02/2014): Black-headed Parrot ( Pionites melanocephalus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (16/02/2015): Black-headed Parrot ( Pionites melanocephalus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (28/07/2016): Black-headed Parrot ( Pionites melanocephalus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (22/04/2017): Black-headed Parrot ( Pionites melanocephalus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (4/06/2018): Black-headed Parrot ( Pionites melanocephalus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (6/06/2019): Black-headed Parrot ( Pionites melanocephalus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (20/02/2020): Black-headed Parrot ( Pionites melanocephalus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (8/06/2020): Black-headed Parrot ( Pionites melanocephalus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (24/08/2021): Black-headed Parrot ( Pionites melanocephalus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (24/07/2022): Black-headed Parrot ( Pionites melanocephalus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (28/09/2023): Black-headed Parrot ( Pionites melanocephalus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (27/07/2024): Black-headed Parrot ( Pionites melanocephalus) [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Pionites melanocephalus [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Pionites melanocephalus [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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