Monk Parakeet (Myiopsitta monachus)

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.

Range (Guide)

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.).

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

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) [XC316276]
by Nick Komar from Markham Park, Broward County, Florida, United States (flight call)

Monk Parakeet (Myiopsitta monachus) [XC731419]
by Manuel Grosselet from San Agust\u00edn de las Juntas, San Agust\u00edn de las Juntas, Oaxaca, Mexico (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:

JPG files for Monk Parakeet (Myiopsitta monachus) - 10 files

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