Parrots (Psittacidae)
Monk Parakeet (Myiopsitta monachus)
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
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A bird perched and pecking on branches Curicaca Wildlife Preservation Area, Pantanal, Mato Grosso, Brazil (cotorra)
Yaiza Aragón 20 March 2008 1 year ago 33 sec 4.2 -
A bird perched and calling once Curicaca Wildlife Preservation Area, Pantanal, Mato Grosso, Brazil (cotorra)
Yaiza Aragón 20 March 2008 1 year ago 21 sec 4.2 -
A bird calling from a branch near the nest. Ceibas, Buenos Aires, Argentina (monachus)
Josep del Hoyo 24 September 2008 43 weeks ago 33 sec 4 -
A bird eating a fig. Vilanova i la Geltru, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Pere Sugranyes 13 August 2007 1 year ago 24 sec 4 -
A bird arriving to the nest and arranging it Curicaca Wildlife Preservation Area, Pantanal, Mato Grosso, Brazil (cotorra)
Yaiza Aragón 20 March 2008 1 year ago 35 sec 3.8 -
A bird on its nest. Madrid, Spain
Juan Sanabria 1 March 2009 12 weeks ago 25 sec 3.7
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Individual perched on a wrought iron fence. Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina
Santiago Meligeni ... 16 February 2010 3 weeks ago ADDED LAST MONTH 4.3 -
In tree, holding a small branch San Juan, Puerto Rico
Bob Thompson 11 January 2010 4 weeks ago 4 -
Monk Parakeet Buenos Aires, Argentina
Bill Benish 2 January 2008 1 year ago 4 -
Monk Parakeet, Porto Jofre, Transpantaneira. Pantanal, Mato Grosso, Brazil
Mark Andrews 22 September 2007 37 weeks ago 3.5 -
feeding a fruit Gran Canaria, Canary Islands
Georges Olioso 15 January 2007 44 weeks ago 3.5 -
Adult and juvenile drinking from a puddle Florida, USA
killiajk 16 July 2008 1 year ago 3.3
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Birds in flight Estancia El Bagual, Formosa, Argentina
Nacho Areta 14 weeks ago 4 -
Bird calling Jurong Bird Park, Singapore
Jonathan Beilby 3 August 2008 12 weeks ago 3
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