Monk Parakeet

Myiopsitta monachus - Perriche veuve Conure veuve

Perriche veuve
Systematics
  • Order 
    :

    Psittaciformes

  • Family
    :

    Psittacidés

  • Genus
    :

    Myiopsitta

  • Species
    :

    monachus

Descriptor

Boddaert, 1783

Biometrics
  • Size
    : 29 cm
  • Wingspan
    : 43 à 48 cm.
  • Weight
    : 90 à 140 g
Longevity

20 years

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Perriche veuve
adult
Perriche veuve
adult

Monk Parakeet (Myiopsitta monachus) is a species of bird in the Psittacidae family.

Subspecific information 3 subspecies

  • Myiopsitta monachus monachus (se Brazil, Uruguay and ne Argentina)
  • Myiopsitta monachus cotorra (s Bolivia, s Brazil, Paraguay and nw Argentina)
  • Myiopsitta monachus calita (w Argentina)

Foreign names

  • Perriche veuve,
  • Cotorra argentina,
  • caturrita-argentina,
  • Mönchssittich,
  • barátpapagáj,
  • Monniksparkiet,
  • Parrocchetto monaco,
  • munkparakit,
  • Munkeparakitt,
  • mních zelený,
  • mníšek šedý,
  • Munkeparakit,
  • munkkiaratti,
  • cotorreta de pit gris,
  • Munkpáfi,
  • mnicha,
  • mūku papagailis,
  • meniška papiga,
  • Калита,
  • オキナインコ,
  • 灰胸鹦哥,
  • 和尚鸚哥,

Voice song and cries

Perriche veuve
adult

Habitat

Perriche veuve
adult

Forest : Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland ; Savanna : Dry ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Arable Land, Pastureland, Plantations, Rural Gardens, Urban Areas, Subtropical/Tropical Heavily Degraded Former Forest

Geographic range

Distribution

Threats - protection

IUCN conservation status
Extinct
Threatened
Least
concern
Extinc
in the Wild
Near
threatened
Not
evaluated
EX EW CR EN VU NT LC NE

Sources of information

Other sources of interest

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published: - Updated: 01-09-2021
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