Listen to the Blue-headed parrot
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About the Blue-headed parrot
The Blue-headed parrot is a bird in the family Psittacidae (order Psittaciformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”.
What does the Blue-headed parrot sound like?
Birds produce sound with the syrinx, a vocal organ deep in the chest that can make two independent sounds at once. Songs tend to be long and patterned and are used to hold territory and attract a mate; calls are short signals for contact, alarm and flight.
The recordings here are labelled as flight call. Listen for differences in rhythm, pitch and repetition – the spectrum display makes it easy to see whether a sound is a pure whistle (a thin line), a harsh call (a broad band) or a trill (rapid repeated marks).
From Wikipedia
The blue-headed parrot, also known as the blue-headed pionus (Pionus menstruus) is a medium-sized parrot of about 27 cm (11 in) 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 the Caribbean island of Trinidad south to Bolivia and Brazil.
Its habitat is forest and semi-open country, including cultivated areas. It is largely restricted to humid or semi-humid regions, but locally extends into drier habitats, at least along rivers. The blue-headed parrot lays three to five white eggs in a tree cavity.
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Frequently asked questions
What does a Blue-headed parrot sound like?
You can hear 1 recording of the Blue-headed parrot on this page, including its flight call. Birds produce sound with the syrinx, a vocal organ deep in the chest that can make two independent sounds at once.
Is the Blue-headed parrot endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Blue-headed parrot as “least concern”.
What family does the Blue-headed parrot belong to?
The Blue-headed parrot (Pionus menstruus) belongs to the family Psittacidae in the order Psittaciformes.
Sources & credits
- Flight call · Zamora-Chinchipe: 1-2 km W Shaimi, Nangaritza Valley… by Niels Krabbe – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q641947 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Blue-headed parrot – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Fernando Flores from Caracas, Venezuela – CC BY-SA 2.0