Monk parakeet

Description:

The nominate subspecies of this parakeet is 29 cm long on average, with a 48 cm wingspan, and weighs 100 g. It has bright green upperparts. The forehead and breast are pale gray with darker scalloping and the rest of the underparts are very-light green to yellow. The remiges are dark blue, and the tail is long and tapering. The bill is orange. The call is a loud and throaty and screeches. Domestic breeds in colors other than the natural plumage have been produced. These include birds with white, blue, and yellow in place of green. As such coloration provides less camouflage, feral birds are usually of wild-type coloration.

Habitat:

It originates from the temperate to subtropical areas of Argentina and the surrounding countries in South America. Self-sustaining feral populations occur in many places, mainly in North America and Europe.

Notes:

Feral population of 5 Monk parakeet in a park in urban area of Deventer, Holland. There are only a few reports of feral populations of Monk parakeets in the Netherlands. The bird I spotted belongs to one of those feral populations that have settled in Deventer. Too bad though I couldn't get a clear shot of the bird. http://www.kvvv.nl/index.php/artikelen/d...