Pileated Parrot
A medium-small parrot...in south-
eastern Brazil, far north-eastern
Argentina and eastern Paraguay.
Pionopsitta pileata
(L 8.7")
Intervales State Park
12Oct2017
flash photos
If its medium to big and has a short tail, it’s a
parrot. If its medium to small and has a long
tail, it’s a parakeet. If it’s huge and has a long
tail, it a macaw. And if it’s little and has a
short tail, its a parrotlet.
(John O’Neill) 
© eBird
Pionus is Greek for plump,sleek;
psitta is Latin for parrot; pileata
is Latin for capped.
© Bret
Whitney
Macaulay
Library