Monk Parakeet
Myiopsitta monachus(Boddaert, P, 1783)
English (US) Monk Parakeet
The Monk Parakeet (Myiopsitta monachus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Psittacidae (African and New World Parrots) in the order Psittaciformes.
- Scientific name
- Myiopsitta monachus
- Order
- Psittaciformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Monk Parakeet
- Described by
- (Boddaert, P, 1783)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Myiopsitta monachus cotorra
- Myiopsitta monachus monachus
- Myiopsitta monachus calita
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Psittacus monachus
- Described by
- (Boddaert, P, 1783)
- Type locality
- Ex Daubenton, pi. 768, no locality = Montevideo, Uruguay.
- Original description
- Table des planches enluminéez d'histoire naturelle de M. D'Aubenton p.48
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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