Pionus menstruus [menstruus or rubrigularis] (Blue-headed Parrot (Blue-headed))

Blue-headed Parrot (Blue-headed)

Pionus menstruus [menstruus or rubrigularis] (= Pionus menstruus menstruus) (Linnaeus, C 1766)

The blue-headed parrot, also known as the blue-headed pionus is a medium-sized parrot of about 27 cm in length. The body is mostly green, with a blue head and neck, and red undertail coverts. It is a resident in tropical and subtropical South America and southern Central America, from Costa Rica, Venezuela and Trinidad south to Bolivia and Brazil. Source: Wikipedia

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Classification

Order:
  Psittaciformes
Family:
  Psittacidae
Genus:
   Pionus
Scientific:
  Pionus menstruus menstruus

Original description

Citation:
(Linnaeus, C 1766)

Reference:
Systema Naturae ed. 12, vol. 1, part 1

Protonym:
Psittacus menstruus

Type locality:
Surinam.

Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/137337#page/152/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
F9814D52C5C337D7

Avibase ID:
avibase-F9814D52

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/F9814D52

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 714611

English:
Blue-headed Parrot [menstruus or rubrigularis]
Catalan:
Lloro capblau (menstruus/rubrigularis)
Czech:
amazónek černouchý (ssp. menstruus/rubrigularis)
Danish:
Blåhovedet Pionus (Almindelig)
German:
Schwarzohrpapagei (menstruus/rubrigularis)
Spanish:
Loro Cabeciazul (menstruus/rubrigularis)
Spanish (Spain):
Loro cabeciazul (menstruus/rubrigularis)
Finnish:
siniaratti (menstruus/rubrigularis)
French:
Pione à tête bleue [menstruus ou rubrigularis]
Croatian:
crnouha papiga (menstruus/rubrigularis)
Japanese (romaji):
akebonoinko (menstruus/rubrigularis)
Japanese:
アケボノインコ（menstruus／rubrigularis）
Dutch:
Zwartoormargrietje (menstruus/rubrigularis)
Norwegian:
blåhodepapegøye (menstruus/rubrigularis)
Polish:
piona niebieskogłowa (menstruus/rubrigularis)
Portuguese (Brazil):
maitaca-de-cabeça-azul
Portuguese (Portugal):
papagaio-de-cabeça-azul (menstruus/rubrigularis)
Russian:
Синеголовый амазонет (menstruus/rubrigularis)
Slovak:
amazoňan čiernosluchý (skup.)
Serbian:
Plavoglavi pionus papagaj (crnouhi)
Swedish:
blåhuvad papegoja (menstruus/rubrigularis)
Ukrainian:
Папуга-червоногуз синьоголовий (підвид menstruus/rubrigularis)

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Blue-headed Parrot [menstruus or rubrigularis] ( Pionus menstruus [menstruus or rubrigularis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Blue-headed Parrot [Blue-headed] ( Pionus menstruus [menstruus or rubrigularis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Blue-headed Parrot [Blue-headed] ( Pionus menstruus [menstruus or rubrigularis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Blue-headed Parrot [menstruus or rubrigularis] ( Pionus menstruus [menstruus or rubrigularis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Blue-headed Parrot [Blue-headed] ( Pionus menstruus [rubrigularis or menstruus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Blue-headed Parrot [Blue-headed] ( Pionus menstruus [rubrigularis or menstruus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Blue-headed Parrot [Blue-headed] ( Pionus menstruus [rubrigularis or menstruus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Blue-headed Parrot [Blue-headed] ( Pionus menstruus [rubrigularis or menstruus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Blue-headed Parrot [Blue-headed] ( Pionus menstruus [rubrigularis or menstruus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Blue-headed Parrot [Blue-headed] ( Pionus menstruus [menstruus or rubrigularis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Blue-headed Parrot [Blue-headed] ( Pionus menstruus [menstruus or rubrigularis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Blue-headed Parrot [Blue-headed] ( Pionus menstruus [menstruus or rubrigularis])
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Blue-headed Parrot ( Pionus menstruus) [version 2]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Blue-headed Parrot ( Pionus menstruus) [version 2]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Blue-headed Parrot ( Pionus menstruus) [version 2]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Blue-headed Parrot ( Pionus menstruus) [version 2]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Blue-headed Parrot ( Pionus menstruus) [version 2]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Blue-headed Parrot ( Pionus menstruus) [version 2]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Blue-headed Parrot ( Pionus menstruus) [version 2]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Blue-headed Parrot ( Pionus menstruus) [version 2]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Blue-headed Parrot ( Pionus menstruus) [version 2]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Blue-headed Parrot ( Pionus menstruus) [version 2]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Blue-headed Parrot ( Pionus menstruus) [version 2]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Blue-headed Parrot ( Pionus menstruus) [version 2]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Blue-headed Parrot ( Pionus menstruus) [version 2]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025): Blue-headed Parrot ( Pionus menstruus)
eBird version 1.50: Blue-headed Parrot (Blue-headed) ( Pionus menstruus rubrigularis/menstruus) [version 2]
eBird version 1.52: Blue-headed Parrot (Blue-headed) ( Pionus menstruus menstruus/rubrigularis) [version 2]
eBird version 1.53: Blue-headed Parrot (Blue-headed) ( Pionus menstruus menstruus/rubrigularis) [version 2]
eBird version 1.54: Blue-headed Parrot (Blue-headed) ( Pionus menstruus menstruus/rubrigularis) [version 2]
eBird version 1.55: Blue-headed Parrot (Blue-headed) ( Pionus menstruus menstruus/rubrigularis) [version 2]
eBird version 2015: Blue-headed Parrot (Blue-headed) ( Pionus menstruus menstruus/rubrigularis) [version 2]
eBird version 2016: Blue-headed Parrot (Blue-headed) ( Pionus menstruus menstruus/rubrigularis) [version 2]
eBird version 2017: Blue-headed Parrot (Blue-headed) ( Pionus menstruus menstruus/rubrigularis) [version 2]
eBird version 2018: Blue-headed Parrot (Blue-headed) ( Pionus menstruus menstruus/rubrigularis) [version 2]
eBird version 2019: Blue-headed Parrot (Blue-headed) ( Pionus menstruus menstruus/rubrigularis) [version 2]
eBird version 2021: Blue-headed Parrot (Blue-headed) ( Pionus menstruus menstruus/rubrigularis) [version 2]
eBird version 2022: Blue-headed Parrot (Blue-headed) ( Pionus menstruus menstruus/rubrigularis) [version 2]
eBird version 2023: Blue-headed Parrot (Blue-headed) ( Pionus menstruus menstruus/rubrigularis) [version 2]
eBird version 2024: Blue-headed Parrot (Blue-headed) ( Pionus menstruus menstruus/rubrigularis) [version 2]
eBird version 2025: Blue-headed Parrot (Blue-headed) ( Pionus menstruus menstruus/rubrigularis) [version 2]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Blue-headed Parrot ( Pionus menstruus) [version 2]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Blue-headed Parrot ( Pionus menstruus) [version 2]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Blue-headed Parrot ( Pionus menstruus) [version 2]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Blue-headed Parrot ( Pionus menstruus) [version 2]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: subspecies group (sometimes a species)

This taxon is a subspecies of Pionus menstruus

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Other synonyms

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Asturian: Loru tiestazul (menstruus/rubrigularis)
Bulgarian: Синьоглав папагал (ssp. menstruus/rubrigularis)
Catalan: Lloro capblau, Lloro capblau (menstruus/rubrigularis)
Czech: amazónek černouchý (ssp. menstruus/rubrigularis)
German: Schwarzohrpapagei, Schwarzohrpapagei (menstruus/rubrigularis)
English: Blue-headed Parrot, Blue-headed Parrot (Blue-headed), Blue-headed Parrot [Blue-headed], Blue-headed Parrot [menstruus or rubrigularis]
English, HBW: Blue-headed Parrot
English (IOC): Blue-headed Parrot (Blue-headed)
English (United States): Blue-headed Parrot (Blue-headed)
Spanish: Loro cabeciazul, Loro Cabeciazul (menstruus/rubrigularis)
Spanish (Costa Rica): Loro Cabeciazul (menstruus/rubrigularis)
Spanish (Ecuador): Loro Cabeciazul (menstruus/rubrigularis)
Spanish (Spain): Loro Cabeciazul (menstruus/rubrigularis)
Spanish (HBW): Blue-headed Parrot (Blue-headed)
Spanish (Panama): Loro Cabeciazul (menstruus/rubrigularis)
Spanish (Peru): Loro de Cabeza Azul (menstruus/rubrigularis)
French: Pione à tête bleue, Pione à tête bleue (à tête bleue), Pione à tête bleue (forme à tête bleue), Pione à tête bleue [menstruus ou rubrigularis]
Galician: Papagaio de cabeza azul (menstruus/rubrigularis)
Italian: Pappagallo testablu
Japanese (romaji): akebonoinko (menstruus/rubrigularis)
Japanese: アケボノインコ (menstruus/rubrigularis), アケボノインコ（menstruus／rubrigularis）
Scientific: Pionus menstruus, Pionus menstruus [menstruus or rubrigularis], Pionus menstruus [rubrigularis or menstruus], Pionus menstruus menstruus, Pionus menstruus menstruus/rubrigularis, Pionus menstruus rubrigularis, Pionus menstruus rubrigularis/menstruus, Psittacus menstruus
Dutch: Zwartoormargrietje (menstruus/rubrigularis)
Norwegian: blåhodepapegøye (menstruus/rubrigularis)
Polish: piona niebieskogłowa (menstruus/rubrigularis)
Portuguese: maitaca-de-cabeça-azul
Portuguese (Brazil): maitaca-de-cabeca-azul, maitaca-de-cabeça-azul
Portuguese (Portugal): Maitaca-de-cabeça-azul (menstruus/rubrigularis), papagaio-de-cabeça-azul (menstruus/rubrigularis)
Russian: Синеголовый амазонет (menstruus/rubrigularis)
Slovak: amazoňan čiernosluchý, amazoňan čiernosluchý (skup.)
Serbian: Plavoglavi pionus papagaj (crnouhi)
Swedish: blåhuvad papegoja (menstruus/rubrigularis)
Turkish: Mavi başlı papağan (menstruus/rubrigularis)