Dusky Parrot

It is found in the Guianas, and regions of the eastern Amazon Basin in Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname and Venezuela; also a northern border region of Colombia.

The Dusky Parrot is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

Like its name, the Dusky Pionus or Dusky Parrot has the mix of colors one can see in a fading sunset at dusk. Though extremely subtle indoors, with full sun they seem to sparkle with iridescent colors. More

the Dusky Parrot, has a variety of subtle colors that are particularly beautiful when seen in full sunlight. It is also known as the Scaly-headed Parrot because of its head feathers having grey edges giving it a scaly appearance. The Maximilian's Pionus, Maximilian's Parrot, or Scaly-headed Parrot is one of the more popular and commonly kept Pionus parrots. More

The Dusky Parrot (Pionus fuscus) or Dusky Pionus is a medium sized mainly dark brownish-gray parrot of the Pionus genus in the true parrot family. It is found in the Guianas, and regions of the eastern Amazon Basin in Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname and Venezuela; also a northern border region of Colombia. Its natural habitat is humid lowland forest. They are not known for talking like other parrots; instead they can say from 10-20 words. More

The Dusky Parrot or Dusky Pionus is a medium sized mainly grayish-black parrot. The picture that is representation of the Dusky Pionus Parrot belongs to Feather Focus. The Dusky Parrot is 24 cm (9.5 in) long. It has a medium-wide white eye ring, and a splay of cream-white feathers on its ... More

Dusky Parrots are found in southeast Venezuela, Guyana, Surinam, French Guiana and a large part of northern Brazil. Most peculiarly, a small population also inhabits northern Colombia. Breeding A certain German, Mr. Diefenbach, most probably obtained the first successful breed in 1986. From the 5 eggs laid by his breeding pair all 5 chicks were reared successfully; an excellent result! The Dusky Parrot is a definite forest dweller that is rarely seen in open plains. More

Dusky parrotBirds in Suriname = - Dusky parrot Pione violette, Maitaca-roxa, Cottora Morada Photo made by Pascal Dubois in French Guyane (C More

The Dusky Parrot is 24 cm (9.5 in) long. It has a medium-wide white eye ring, and a splay of cream-white feathers on its upper neck; also short blue tail feathers, reddish at the base. Overall, the Dusky Parrot is a medium grayish-black bird. Breeding The Dusky Parrot nests in tree cavities. The eggs are white and there are usually three or four in a clutch. More

Dusky Parrot perched on branch Credit: © Luiz Claudio Marigo | http://www.lcmarigo.com.br/ingles/index.htm photos Photos videoVideo 1 eNewsletter SIGNUP FOR EMAIL UPDATES Did You Know?In the field Pionus parrots can be distinguished from other species by the distinctive wing beat which is strong and deep - so deep, in fact, that the downstroke results in the wings touching each other beneath the bird. More

The Dusky Parrot (Pionus fuscus) or Dusky Pionus is a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family. pets No dusky parrot pets yet! pictures No dusky parrot pictures yet! videos No dusky parrot videos yet! owners No dusky parrot owners yet! blogs No dusky parrot blogs yet! This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. More