Monk Parakeet
Myiopsitta monachus
The adult Monk Parakeet is a small green parrot native to temperate and subtropical South America, with established feral populations in many cities worldwide. It feeds on seeds, fruits, buds, grasses, and cultivated grains, often climbing and manipulating food with a strong hooked beak. Adults fly between feeding areas and large stick nests, giving loud calls and defending nest entrances with bites, pecks, and wing strikes. Unlike most parrots, this species builds bulky communal stick nests rather than nesting in tree cavities.
- Type
- Wing
- Conservation status
- LC
Growth chain
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- Monk Parakeet