Black-headed parrot
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| phylum | Chordata | The Black-headed Parrot (Pionites melanocephalus ; sometimes incorrectly Pionites melanocephala), also known as the Black-headed Caique, Black-capped Parrot or Pallid Parrot, is one of the two species in the genus Pionites of the Psittacidae family; the other species being the allopatric White-bellied Parrot. It is found in forest and nearby wooded habitats in the Amazon north of the Amazon River and west of the Ucayali River in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela. It is generally fairly common and occurs in many protected areas throughout its range.
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| clade | Diapsida | |
| Class | Aves | |
| order | Psittaciformes | |
| family | Psittaculidae | |
| genus | Pionites | |
| species | P. melanocephalus |
