© David Hall
Monk Parakeet Myiopsitta monachus
Kevin R. Burgio, Charles B. van Rees, Kali E. Block, Peter Pyle, Michael A. Patten, Mark F. Spreyer, and Enrique H. Bucher
Version: 3.0 — Published November 4, 2016
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Arabic | درة ناسكة |
| Asturian | Cotorra monxa |
| Basque | Papagai bulargrisa |
| Bulgarian | Папагал монах |
| Catalan | cotorreta pitgrisa |
| Chinese | 和尚鸚鵡 |
| Croatian | opatica |
| Czech | mníšek šedý |
| Danish | Munkeparakit |
| Dutch | Monniksparkiet |
| English | Monk Parakeet |
| English (United States) | Monk Parakeet |
| French | Perriche veuve |
| French (France) | Perriche veuve |
| Galician | Cotorra arxentina |
| German | Mönchssittich |
| Greek | Μυοψιττακός |
| Hebrew | תוכי נזירי |
| Hungarian | Barátpapagáj |
| Icelandic | Munkpáfi |
| Italian | Parrocchetto monaco |
| Japanese | オキナインコ |
| Lithuanian | Paprastoji kalita |
| Norwegian | munkeparakitt |
| Polish | mnicha |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | caturrita |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Caturrita |
| Romanian | Papagal călugăr |
| Russian | Попугай-монах |
| Serbian | Papagaj kaluđerica |
| Slovak | mních zelený |
| Slovenian | Meniška papiga |
| Spanish | Cotorra Argentina |
| Spanish (Argentina) | Cotorra |
| Spanish (Chile) | Cotorra |
| Spanish (Cuba) | Cotorra monja |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Perico Monje Argentino |
| Spanish (Paraguay) | Cotorrita |
| Spanish (Peru) | Cotorra Argentina |
| Spanish (Puerto Rico) | Perico Monje |
| Spanish (Spain) | Cotorra argentina |
| Spanish (Uruguay) | Cotorra |
| Swedish | munkparakit/boliviaparakit |
| Turkish | Keşiş Papağanı |
| Ukrainian | Калита сіроволий |
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Figure 1. Distribution of the Monk Parakeet in North America.
This species is native to the southern portion of South America. See text for details. Monk Parakeet populations in other parts of North America have not persisted.
