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Monk Parakeet

Myiopsitta monachus

Description:

The Monk Parakeet, also known as the Quaker Parrot, is a species of parrot, in most treatments the only member of the genus Myiopsitta.

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12 Comments

MariaCara
MariaCara 9 years ago

I like these two lovers.

Cody.conway
Cody.conway 10 years ago

Thanks for the further info Neil, and Thank you Mona, this is still one of my favorite images i have been fortunate enough to capture

Mona Pirih
Mona Pirih 10 years ago

Very nice photo...

NeilDazet
NeilDazet 11 years ago

Thanks for sharing that information, Cody. I work at Brooklyn College and we have Monk Parakeet nests in each one of the big light posts above the athletic field. More on our campus parakeets can be read here: http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/broo...

Cody.conway
Cody.conway 11 years ago

Thanks Neil, yeah these guys have an increasingly high abundance in urbanized areas all over the US to say the least. They were imported heavily into the pet trade and many escaped bringing on the invasion. In South Texas we have two species of Parrot that are able to be called residential populations with the assumption of range expansion into the US. The Red-crowned Parrot, and Green Parakeet. Both occupy areas around the Valley Nature Center, and their nightly display is a spectacle to see if ever in the valley at sunset!

NeilDazet
NeilDazet 11 years ago

Nice spotting Cody. Although originally from South America, this species seems to thrive wherever it ends up. I remember seeing a spotting of this species on PN from Spain recently. And we have a sizable population of these parrots where I live, in Brooklyn, NYC.

Cody.conway
Cody.conway 11 years ago

Thanks Seema!

Seema
Seema 11 years ago

nice..

Cody.conway
Cody.conway 11 years ago

Thanks Guys I love this shot for a ton of reasons! Including the creepy bird in the back right corner ;-)

KathleenYap
KathleenYap 11 years ago

Beautiful! :)

MayraSpringmann
MayraSpringmann 11 years ago

So lovely!

Ali Hemati Pour
Ali Hemati Pour 11 years ago

Very Sweet!

Cody.conway
Spotted by
Cody.conway

Texas, USA

Spotted on Oct 29, 2011
Submitted on Feb 17, 2013

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