Dusky Parrot
Pionus fuscus
The dusky parrot or dusky pionus is a medium-sized mainly dark brownish-gray parrot of the genus Pionus in the true parrot family.
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Taxonomy & Classification
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Aves
Order
Psittaciformes
Family
Psittacidae
Genus
Pionus
Dusky Parrot belongs to the family Psittacidae, order Psittaciformes, within the Aves class.
Species Profile
The dusky parrot or dusky pionus is a medium-sized mainly dark brownish-gray parrot of the genus Pionus in the true parrot family.
The Dusky Parrot faces severe population declines primarily due to extensive deforestation and habitat fragmentation across its range in the Guiana Shield region. Capture for the illegal pet trade has historically contributed to population reductions, while ongoing forest conversion for agriculture, mining, and development continues to eliminate critical breeding and foraging areas.
Key Facts
Habitat & Distribution
The dusky parrot's natural habitat is humid lowland forest. Its range is northern South America, and is centered on the Guiana countries, the Guiana Shield, and the northeastern Amazon Basin. It is mostly limited on the west in central-eastern Venezuela by avoiding the Orinoco River itself, but living on its eastern side, from near the Caribbean coast to about 1000 km upstream. To the west a...
Threats
IUCN Red List: Endangered
The Dusky Parrot faces severe population declines primarily due to extensive deforestation and habitat fragmentation across its range in the Guiana Shield region. Capture for the illegal pet trade has historically contributed to population reductions, while ongoing forest conversion for agriculture, mining, and development continues to eliminate critical breeding and foraging areas.
Deforestation and habitat loss
Habitat fragmentation
Agricultural expansion
Capture for illegal pet trade
Mining activities
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Sources & Attribution
How to Cite
IUCN: IUCN (2025). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2025-1. Available at: https://www.iucnredlist.org. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2025-1.RLTS
GBIF: GBIF.org (2025). GBIF Home Page. Available at: https://www.gbif.org
This page: SpeciesRadar (2025). Dusky Parrot (Pionus fuscus). SpeciesRadar: Intelligence for Earth's Biodiversity. Available at: https://speciesradar.org/species/dusky-parrot