Monk Parakeet
Myiopsitta monachus
(Boddaert, 1783)
Least Concern
British & Irish Rarity Status: Ungraded
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Monk Parakeet - Andalucia © Mark Trott
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Monk Parakeet - Spain © Carl Hewitt
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Monk Parakeet - Spain © Paul_Leafe
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Monk Parakeet - Murcia © Dennis Morrison
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Monk Parakeet - Andalucia © Craig Shaw
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Monk Parakeet - Hertfordshire © Simon Jeffs
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