About Pionus tumultuosus (Tschudi, 1844)
The plum-crowned parrot, with scientific name Pionus tumultuosus (Tschudi, 1844), measures 29 to 30 cm (11 to 12 in) long and weighs approximately 229 g (8.1 oz). In adult individuals, the forehead and crown are plum-colored, while the rest of the face, throat, and breast are dull purple marked with plum pink flecks. The back, wings, and belly are green. The undertail coverts and base of the tail are red; the remaining portion of the tail is green, with some blue coloring on the outer feathers. The bill is a pale yellowish horn color, the iris is dark with grayish skin surrounding it, and the legs and feet are gray. Immature plum-crowned parrots have brownish green crowns and breasts, white speckles on their ear coverts, and yellowish green undertail coverts. This species is distributed on the eastern slope of the Andes, ranging from the Department of Huánuco in central Peru, east through Bolivia, to Bolivia's Santa Cruz Department. It inhabits humid subtropical forest and cloudforest, particularly areas that contain bamboo, and also visits nearby agricultural areas. Most individuals live at elevations between 2,000 and 3,300 m (6,600 and 10,800 ft).
