Plum-crowned Parrot vs Scaly-headed Parrot

Pionus tumultuosus compared with Pionus maximiliani

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Plum-crowned Parrot	Scaly-headed Parrot
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order same	Psittaciformes (Parrots)	Psittaciformes (Parrots)
Family same	Psittacidae (True Parrots)	Psittacidae (True Parrots)
Genus same	Pionus	Pionus
Species	Pionus tumultuosus	Pionus maximiliani

Evolutionary Relationship

Plum-crowned Parrot and Scaly-headed Parrot share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Pionus.

Conservation Status

Plum-crowned Parrot

LC — Least Concern

Scaly-headed Parrot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Plum-crowned Parrot	Scaly-headed Parrot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Plum-crowned Parrot

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Scaly-headed Parrot

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

Plum-crowned Parrot

A medium-sized Pionus parrot of high Andean cloud forests in Peru and Bolivia, plum-crowned parrots display distinctive purple-violet crown plumage with white cheeks and green body. Found at elevations between 2,400–4,000 meters in montane humid forest near the tree line, making them among the highest-altitude Pionus species. They travel in small flocks foraging on seeds, berries, and blossoms. Relatively little known in captivity, and Least Concern in wild populations.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway