Monk Parakeet
Myiopsitta monachus
(L 11.5" WS 19" WT 3.5 oz)
Oak Park
yardbird
“She was not quite what
you would call refined. She
was not quite what you
would call unrefined. She
was the kind of person
that keeps a parrot.”
you would call refined. She
was not quite what you
would call unrefined. She
was the kind of person
that keeps a parrot.”
(Mark Twain)
Population has exploded in
So. Amer....popular as pets.
So. Amer....popular as pets.
19May2008
© Rob
Bierregaard
Bierregaard
Macaulay
Library
Library
Myiopsitta in Greek means mouse
parrot; monachus in Latin means
hooded, i.e., like a monk.
parrot; monachus in Latin means
hooded, i.e., like a monk.
© BirdNote,
Bob Sundstrom
© eBird
17May2008