Monk Parakeet
28 December 2009 19:52 Filed in: Psittacidae Parrots Parakeets Brazil Mostardas Rio Grande do Sul Lagoa do Peixe
Photo copyright: monacoeye • Do not copy • Images: Lagoa do Peixe • November 2009
Bird name: Monk Parakeet
Latin: Myiopsitta monachus
Other: Quaker Parrot • Caturrita (Br), Catorra, Cocota • Cotorra monje (Es), Cotorra argentina, Cotorrita verdigris
Family: Psittacidae • Parrots
The Monk Parakeet is seen here in its true wild location, the south of Brazil, Argentina etc. However there are many other large feral populations, living elsewhere in Brazil, USA etc.
Identified here by its blue wings. It has a light face and chest.
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