Birds of the World

    PSITTACIFORMES: Psittacidae (African & New World Parrots)  
Genus: Myiopsitta (2 species)


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Cliff Parakeet (Myiopsitta luchsi) Near Threatened
Range: SA: c Bolivia
   



Monk Parakeet
Monk Parakeet (Myiopsitta monachus)
Range: SA: se
 
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

This species makes large communal stick nests, and is now found all over the world.


© Tom Friedel - All Rights Reserved, except for images and data otherwise noted.       Colombia       Panama       Ecuador       Costa Rica       Mexico
Experimental sites:       Peru       Venezuela       The World       Brazil       Bolivia
Really Experimental sites:       Guyana       Cuba