Bald parrot

Bald parrot
Bald parrot (Pyrilia aurantiocephala)
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)[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.