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Scaly-headed Parrot

Pionus maximiliani
(Kuhl, H, 1820)
Loro Maitaca
Maitaca-verde
Family: Psittacidae
Order: Psittaciformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern

Synonyms: Psittacus maximiliani.

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Last published photographs

Foto
Photography ID: 656336
  Adult
La Merced
Catamarca
Argentina
08/25/2025
Silvio Lamothe
Foto
Photography ID: 504354
  Adult
La Merced
Catamarca
Argentina
03/24/2022
Gonzalo Martínez
Foto
Photography ID: 483596
 La Merced
Catamarca
Argentina
02/17/2022
Adrian Braidotti
Foto
Photography ID: 415073
  Adult
La Merced
Catamarca
Argentina
10/17/2020
Gonzalo Martínez



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
237336925/08/2025ArgentinaCatamarcaLos Tuneles, La MercedSilvio Lamothe
228468104/05/2025ArgentinaCatamarcaSelva de los túneles, La Merced12Emilio Martin Perez
228459802/05/2025ArgentinaCatamarcaSelva de los túneles, La Merced1Emilio Martin Perez
227087624/03/2025ArgentinaCatamarcaTúneles de La Merced, La Merced9Gabriel Carbajales
162667524/03/2022ArgentinaCatamarcaReserva Natural La Orquídea, La MercedGonzalo Martínez
155064517/02/2022ArgentinaCatamarcaSendero de los Túneles, La MercedAdrian Braidotti
130112017/10/2020ArgentinaCatamarcaCuesta del Totoral, La MercedGonzalo Martínez
93600620/06/2019ArgentinaCatamarcaLa MercedHugo Caverzasi
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Scaly-headed Parrot (Pionus maximiliani) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 12/03/2026.