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The Blue-headed parrot (Pionus menstruus) is a bird found in Colombia, Panama, Peru, Ecuador, Brazil and Costa Rica. Rainforests of Central and South America. It eats seeds and nuts, fruit and leaves and other plant parts. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.

🏡 Where the Blue-headed parrot lives

Rainforests of Central and South America.

🍽️ What it eats

• 🌰 Seeds & nuts40%
• 🍎 Fruit30%
• 🌿 Leaves & plants30%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

Hear the Blue-headed parrot

Recorded by Andrés Mauricio López (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC1068515. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Blue-headed parrot

Where does the Blue-headed parrot live?

The Blue-headed parrot lives in Colombia, Panama, Peru, Ecuador, Brazil and Costa Rica. Rainforests of Central and South America.

What does the Blue-headed parrot eat?

seeds and nuts (about 40%), fruit (about 30%), leaves and other plant parts (about 30%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Blue-headed parrot endangered?

There are plenty of these birds. Its IUCN Red List category is Least Concern.

More birds from South America

• Swallow-tailed hummingbird
• Brazilian teal
• Crimson-backed tanager
• Whistling heron
• Double-collared seedeater
• Masked gnatcatcher

Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.