#0936 · 🐦 birds

Monk Parakeet

🇳🇱 Monniksparkiet ·Myiopsitta monachus

LCleast concern 🐦 Birds 📍 in the Netherlands (introduced)

7 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences

1. © Juan Emilio · CC BY-SA 4.0
2. © Juan Emilio · CC BY-SA 4.0
3. © Becky Matsubara · CC BY 4.0
4. © Gonzalo Zepeda Martínez · CC BY-SA 4.0
5. © Zaqarbal · CC BY-SA 4.0
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7. © edaphos1992 · CC BY-NC 4.0

what is it?

The monk parakeet ( Myiopsitta monachus ), also known as the Quaker parrot , is a small, bright-green parrot with a greyish breast and greenish-yellow abdomen. In most taxonomies, it is classified as the only member of the genus Myiopsitta . 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.

base stats

NL sightings 3iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 62,410iNaturalist observations
threat LCleast concern

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).