Parrots

Monk Parakeet

Myiopsitta monachus

The Monk Parakeet (Myiopsitta monachus) is a 120 g town and farmland bird that eats a bit of everything. It stays put all year.

Family

Parrots

Order

Psittaciformes

Weight

120 g

Habitat

Human Modified

Diet

Plants and seeds

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

23

Recorded in Argentina, United States, Spain, Uruguay, Brazil, Chile, Mexico, Israel, Puerto Rico, Paraguay, Italy, Greece, Belgium, Bolivia, Portugal, Singapore, Bahamas, Palestine, KY, Netherlands, France, VA, United Kingdom.

Where to see it: Gardens of Vatican City (Holy See); Garden of Grand Bahama Birders B&B (Garden of the Gates) (Bahamas); Faro Punta Carretas (Uruguay); Cortile della Pigna (Holy See); Vatican City (Holy See).

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