Species Details [Taxonomy: HBW - BirdLife (v3)] |
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Monk Parakeet* |
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Myiopsitta monachus |
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Description (10)
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Monk Parakeet
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Other Names (World)
Monk Parakeet, Quaker Parakeet, Grey-breasted Parakeet, Gray-breasted Parakeet
Family
Psittacidae (Parrots)
Size
29 cm
First Described (Guide)
(Boddaert, 1783)
Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland moist forest, heavily degraded former forest, dry savanna, rural gardens, plantations. From sea-level - 1,000 m.
Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay (B).
Introduced to Austria, Bahamas (E), Belgium, Bermuda, Cayman Islands (B), Chile, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Guadeloupe (B), Japan, Puerto Rico, Slovakia (Slovak Republic) (B), Spain (B), USA (B), Virgin Islands (U.S.).
Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).
Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.
Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (65)...)
Monk Parakeet (Myiopsitta monachus) [XC678633]
by Manuel Grosselet from El Seminario, Mexico (call)
Monk Parakeet (Myiopsitta monachus) [XC510923]
by Guillermo Treboux from Barra do Quara\u00ed, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil (call)
Subspecies
Forms superspecies with Cliff Parakeet (Myiopsitta luchsi), with which commonly considered conspecific.
The following 4 subspecies are recognised:
- cotorra (Vieillot, 1818) - Southern Bolivia, Paraguay, southern Brazil and north-western Argentina.
- monachus (Boddaert, 1783) - South-eastern Brazil, Uruguay and north-eastern Argentina.
- calita (Jardine & Selby, 1830) - Western Argentina.
- luchsi (Finsch, 1868) - Central Bolivia.
References
See References.
Files:
BirdLife International
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