What is Black-headed parrot?
{{speciesbox | name = Black-headed parrot | image = Pionites melanocephalus -Jurong Bird Park-8a.jpg | image_caption=At [[Jurong Bird Park]], Singapore | status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1 | status_ref = <ref>{{IUCN|id=22686079 |title=''Pionites melanocephalus'' |assessor=BirdLife International |assessor-link=BirdLife International |version=2013.2 |year=2012 |accessdate=26 November 2013}}</ref> | genus = Pionites | species = melanocephalus | authority = ([[Carl Linnaeus|Linnaeus]], [[10th edition of Systema Naturae|1758]]) | synonyms = *''Pionites melanocephala'' * ''Psittacus melanocephalus'' {{small|Linnaeus,&nbsp;1758}} }} The '''black-headed parrot''' is ''Pionites melanocephalus''. It lives in [[forests]], most often in [[humidity|humid]] places, and nearby [[woods|wooded]] [[habitats]]. They are known as 'caiques'.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://caiquesite.com/Published%20articles/color.htm |title=The Caique Site |access-date=2015-06-03 |archive-date=2015-06-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150625154917/http://caiquesite.com/Published%20articles/color.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> The bird is widespread in [[South America]], and has two [[subspecies]] which are very similar. It lives north of the [[Amazon River]] and west of the Ucayali River in [[Brazil]], northern [[Bolivia]], [[Colombia]], [[Ecuador]], [[French Guiana]], [[Guyana]], [[Peru]], [[Suriname]], and [[Venezuela]]. It is quite common and lives in many protected areas. They are usually in pairs or small noisy groups of 10 to 30. They eat flowers, fruit, and seeds and possibly insects. Males and females look the same: they have identical plumage. == References == {{reflist}} [[Category:True parrots]] [[Category:Birds of South America]]