adult; black crown; green back and wings (pet store; 2012-07-02)


Black-headed Parrot (or Caique)
Pionites melanocephalus

Native Range: South America

Notes: one of two species of "caiques" or Pionites parrots, the other being the White-bellied Parrot, P. leucogaster; common in the pet store trade.
juvenile whose crown is not yet black (pet store; 2012-07-02)
juvenile (pet store; 2012-07-02)

adult posing for a portrait (pet store; 2012-07-02)
dorsal view (pet store; 2012-07-02)