Parrots (Psittacidae)
Monk Parakeet (Myiopsitta monachus) - HBW 4, p. 445
French: Conure veuve
German: Mönchsittich
Spanish: Cotorra Argentina
Other common names: Quaker/Grey-breasted Parakeet
Taxonomy: Psittacus monachus Boddaert, 1783, Montevideo, Uruguay.
Forms superspecies with M. luchsi, with which commonly considered conspecific. Three subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- cotorra (Vieillot, 1818) - S Bolivia, Paraguay, S Brazil and NW Argentina.
- monachus (Boddaert, 1783) - SE Brazil, Uruguay and NE Argentina.
- calita (Jardine & Selby, 1830) - W Argentina.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird calling from a branch near the nest. Locality Ceibas, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina (ssp monachus)
Josep del Hoyo 24 September 2008 2 years ago 33 sec 4.5 -
A bird eating a fig. Locality Vilanova i la Geltru, Barcelona Province, Catalonia, Spain
Pere Sugranyes 13 August 2007 3 years ago 24 sec 4.3 -
A bird arriving to the nest and arranging it Locality Curicaca Wildlife Refuge, Pantanal, Mato Grosso State, Brazil (ssp cotorra)
Yaiza Aragón 20 March 2008 3 years ago 35 sec 3.8 -
Main breeding colony in Brussels Locality Brussels, Belgium
Pascal Vagner 5 March 2011 46 weeks ago 46 sec 3.7 -
A bird on its nest. Locality Madrid, Spain
Juan Sanabria 1 March 2009 2 years ago 25 sec 3.7 -
A bird feeding on a branch Locality Madrid, Spain
Javier Ortas 3 April 2006 2 years ago 30 sec 3.7
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Individual perched on a wrought iron fence.
Locality Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina
Santiago Meligeni Lozano 16 February 2010 1 year ago 4.5 -
An adult feeding on the ground.
Locality Roma, Lazio Region, Italy
Marianna Di Santo 22 August 2009 1 year ago 4.3 -
Adult eating meat in Costanera Sur Ecological Reserve, Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, Neotropical
Locality Costanera Sur Ecological Reserve, Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina
Silvia Vitale 25 September 2010 35 weeks ago 4 -
Monk Parakeet
Locality Buenos Aires Province, Argentina
Bill Benish 2 January 2008 2 years ago 4 -
A couple of adults perched on a branch.
Locality Roma, Lazio Region, Italy
Marianna Di Santo 3 June 2009 1 year ago 3.9 -
4 birds flying
Locality Málaga, Andalucia, Spain
Georges Olioso 21 January 2011 23 weeks ago 3.9
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Birds in flight Locality Estancia El Bagual, Formosa Province, Argentina
Nacho Areta 2 years ago 4 -
Bird calling Locality Jurong Bird Park, Singapore
Jonathan Beilby 3 August 2008 2 years ago 3
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