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Monk Parakeet

Myiopsitta monachus

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Field Notes

Description:

Green bird, with long tail and distinctive chirp

Habitat:

I found it in the suburbs of Fort Lee

Notes:

I believe it is a parrot and it was released(or escaped) his owners

Reference Links:

Monk Parakeet

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (3)
AshleyT
Glad you could figure it out!
JusterLeahRivera
Hey Ashley After getting a closer look at them, I saw that they had blue markings just like the picture of the Monk Parakeet on Wikipedia. I'm going to go ahead and say that what I spotted truly were Monk Parakeets. Thank you for helping me identify them
AshleyT
I can't see the bird well enough, but you have two species of Parakeet established in New Jersey. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monk_Parakeet http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carolina_Parakeet Have a look and see which one it is since the picture is so far away. Hope this helps :)

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PublishedOctober 15, 2013

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