White-capped parrot

The white-capped parrot (Pionus seniloides) or white-capped pionus is a species of bird in subfamily Arinae of the family Psittacidae, the African and New World parrots. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.

The white-capped parrot is 28 to 30 cm (11 to 12 in) long and weighs about 229 g (8.1 oz). The adult's forehead is white, sometimes with some scattered pink feathers. Their crown, the rest of their face, their throat and their breast are dusky violet or dull purple with plum pink flecks. Their back, wings, and belly are green. Their undertail coverts and the base of their tail are red; the rest of their tail is green with some blue on the outer feathers. Their bill is pale yellowish horn-colored, their iris dark with whitish skin around it, and their legs and feet gray.