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Quaker or monk parakeet

Myiopsitta monachus monachus

Photo by Mick G
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26.1037, -80.4031

Field Notes

Description:

Very loud 6 to 8 inch tall parrot like bird with grey front and face as well as stomach. Bright green wings, back and tail with a dark blue under feathers. Several individuals, very social.

Habitat:

Everglades foraging in a bald cypress stand in a tourist park. These individuals were drinking fresh rain water from puddles and observing the tourists for possible "hand outs."

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Monk Parakeet

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PublishedJune 20, 2013

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