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 quarrel near...
Spain, Mar 2009
Juan Sanabria
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birds at their...
Spain, Mar 2009
Juan Sanabria
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2 birds at the...
Spain, Mar 2009
Juan Sanabria
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A bird fixing ...
Spain, Mar 2009
Juan Sanabria
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A bird collect...
Spain, Apr 2013
Jesús Laborda
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A bird goes in...
Spain, Mar 2009
Juan Sanabria
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An adult perch...
Spain, Feb 2012
gemma aznar
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adults - copul...
Italy, Apr 2009
Marianna Di Santo
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A juvenile fee...
Italy, Aug 2009
Marianna Di Santo
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Bird feeding a...
USA (Unite..., Jul 2012
Antonio Silveira
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Two birds of a...
Uruguay, Feb 2013
Antonio Silveira
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A couple flirt...
Italy, Jul 2012
Cristiano Crolle
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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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