Scaly-headed Parrot

Where to see

Scaly-headed Parrot

Pionus maximiliani

Serra dos Órgãos National Park leads · 4 parks ranked by real sighting rates

Parks Ranked

Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Scaly-headed Parrot during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)

#ParkCountrySighting
1 Serra dos Órgãos National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~60%
2 Iguaçu National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~50%
3 Iguazú National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
~40%
4 Itatiaia National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~40%

Before you go

Which is the best park to see a Scaly-headed Parrot?

Serra dos Órgãos National Park

In Serra dos Órgãos National Park, Brazil, about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Scaly-headed Parrot sighting on a given day, the highest of the 4 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see a Scaly-headed Parrot?

It depends on the park

In the top parks, the best months are May–June and September in Serra dos Órgãos National Park (about 70%), June and July in Iguaçu National Park (about 60%) and July in Iguazú National Park (about 60%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Scaly-headed Parrot on a given day. Each park's Scaly-headed Parrot page has the full month-by-month chart.