Bald parrot

Bald parrot
	Bald parrot (Pyrilia aurantiocephala)
Conservation status
	; Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Psittaciformes
Family:	Psittacidae
Genus:	Pyrilia
Species:	P. aurantiocephala
Binomial name
	Pyrilia aurantiocephala; (Gaban-Lima, Raposo, M & Höfling, 2002)
Synonyms
	Pionopsitta aurantiocephala Gaban-Lima, Raposo & Höfling, 2002; Gypopsitta aurantiocephala;

The bald parrot (Pyrilia aurantiocephala) or orange-headed parrot is a species of parrot in the family Psittacidae. It is endemic to the east-central Amazon of Brazil. Its natural habitat is tropical moist lowland forests. It is considered near threatened by BirdLife International (and consequently IUCN) due to the widespread deforestation of the Amazon.

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