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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3.7
Group at feede...
Belgium, Jan 2013
Pascal Vagner
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3.7
Some birds of ...
Uruguay, Feb 2013
Antonio Silveira
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3.7
A bird feeding...
Spain, Apr 2006
Javier Ortas
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3.7
A bird on its ...
Spain, Mar 2009
Juan Sanabria
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3.7
A bird fixing ...
Spain, Mar 2009
Juan Sanabria
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3.6
A bird perched...
Brazil, Mar 2008
Yaiza Aragón
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4
A group feedin...
Spain, Jan 2013
Eduardo Tejeda Lima
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3.9
A couple of ad...
Italy, Jun 2009
Marianna Di Santo
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3.9
An adult eatin...
Spain, Feb 2012
gemma aznar
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3.9
In tree, holdi...
Puerto Ric..., Jan 2010
Bob Thompson
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3.8
adult eating f...
Spain, Apr 2012
roberto hidalgo cornejo
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3.8
A bird eating ...
Argentina, Sep 2010
Nicolas Olejnik
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Birds in flight Locality Estancia El Bagual, Formosa Province, Argentina
Nacho Areta 3 years ago 4 -
Bird calling Locality Jurong Bird Park, Singapore
Jonathan Beilby 3 August 2008 3 years ago 3 -
Several birds singing near a several nests on Eucalyptus sp. Locality José Ignacio, Maldonado Department, Uruguay
Antonio Silveira 17 July 2012 43 weeks ago 0
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