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Monk or Cliff Parakeet
Myiopsitta [monachus or luchsi] (= Myiopsitta monachus) (Boddaert, 1783)
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Order:
Psittaciformes
Family:
Psittacidae
Genus:
Myiopsitta
Scientific:
Myiopsitta monachus
Citation:
(Boddaert, 1783)
Reference:
TablePlanchesEnlum. p.48
Protonym:
Psittacus monachus
Avibase ID:
117830752D8204BC
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/11783075
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 177723
Geographic range:
- Myiopsitta monachus monachus: southeastern Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul), Uruguay and northeastern Argentina (Santa Fe to E Buenos Aires). The species is widely introduced in North America (United States, Mexico, the Bahamas, Cayman Islands, and Puerto Rico), the Canary Islands, in Europe, and in Israel; source of most introduced populations is nominate monachus, but, at least in North America, some also originated from subspecies cotorra
- Myiopsitta monachus cotorra: southeastern Bolivia, Paraguay, southwestern Brazil, and northwestern Argentina (Formosa, Chaco, Corrientes); the species is widely introduced elsewhere, primarily from nominate monachus, but populations in North America also originated in part from subspecies cotorra
- Myiopsitta monachus calita: W Argentina (Salta to w Córdoba, Mendoza and La Pampa)
- Myiopsitta luchsi: Xeric intermontane valleys of central Bolivia
Source: Clements checklist
Monk or Cliff Parakeet
French:
Perriche veuve ou P. des falaises
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: Monk Parakeet ( Myiopsitta monachus) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: Monk Parakeet ( Myiopsitta monachus) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: Monk Parakeet ( Myiopsitta monachus) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (incl. 34th suppl.): Monk Parakeet ( Myiopsitta monachus) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (1983): Monk Parakeet ( Myiopsitta monachus) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 35th suppl.): Monk Parakeet ( Myiopsitta monachus) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 36th suppl.): Monk Parakeet ( Myiopsitta monachus) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 37th suppl.): Monk Parakeet ( Myiopsitta monachus) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 38th suppl.): Monk Parakeet ( Myiopsitta monachus) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 39th suppl.): Monk Parakeet ( Myiopsitta monachus) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 40th suppl.): Monk Parakeet ( Myiopsitta monachus) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 41st suppl.): Monk Parakeet ( Myiopsitta monachus) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (1998): Monk Parakeet ( Myiopsitta monachus) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 42nd suppl.): Monk Parakeet ( Myiopsitta monachus) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 43rd suppl.): Monk Parakeet ( Myiopsitta monachus) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 44th suppl.): Monk Parakeet ( Myiopsitta monachus) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 45th suppl.): Monk Parakeet ( Myiopsitta monachus) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 46th suppl.): Monk Parakeet ( Myiopsitta monachus) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 47th suppl.): Monk Parakeet ( Myiopsitta monachus) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 48th suppl.): Monk Parakeet ( Myiopsitta monachus) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 49th suppl.): Monk Parakeet ( Myiopsitta monachus) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 50th suppl.): Monk Parakeet ( Myiopsitta monachus) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 51st suppl.): Monk Parakeet ( Myiopsitta monachus) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 52nd suppl.): Monk Parakeet ( Myiopsitta monachus) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 53rd suppl.): Monk Parakeet ( Myiopsitta monachus) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 54th suppl.): Monk Parakeet ( Myiopsitta monachus) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 55th suppl.): Monk Parakeet ( Myiopsitta monachus) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 56th suppl.): Monk Parakeet ( Myiopsitta monachus) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 57th suppl.): Monk Parakeet ( Myiopsitta monachus) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 58th suppl.): Monk Parakeet ( Myiopsitta monachus) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 59th suppl.): Monk Parakeet ( Myiopsitta monachus) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 60th suppl.): Monk Parakeet ( Myiopsitta monachus) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl.): Monk Parakeet ( Myiopsitta monachus) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl. and addendum): Monk Parakeet ( Myiopsitta monachus) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 62nd suppl.): Monk Parakeet ( Myiopsitta monachus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Monk or Cliff Parakeet ( Myiopsitta [monachus or luchsi]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Monk or Cliff Parakeet ( Myiopsitta [monachus or luchsi]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Monk or Cliff Parakeet ( Myiopsitta [monachus or luchsi]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Monk or Cliff Parakeet ( Myiopsitta [monachus or luchsi]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Monk or Cliff Parakeet ( Myiopsitta [monachus or luchsi]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Monk or Cliff Parakeet ( Myiopsitta [monachus or luchsi]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Monk or Cliff Parakeet ( Myiopsitta [monachus or luchsi]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Monk or Cliff Parakeet ( Myiopsitta [monachus or luchsi]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Monk or Cliff Parakeet ( Myiopsitta [monachus or luchsi]) |
| Birdlife checklist version 00: Monk Parakeet ( Myiopsitta monachus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 01: Monk Parakeet ( Myiopsitta monachus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 02: Monk Parakeet ( Myiopsitta monachus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 03: Monk Parakeet ( Myiopsitta monachus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 04: Monk Parakeet ( Myiopsitta monachus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Monk Parakeet ( Myiopsitta monachus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Monk Parakeet ( Myiopsitta monachus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Monk Parakeet ( Myiopsitta monachus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Monk Parakeet ( Myiopsitta monachus) [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Conure veuve ( Myiopsitta monachus) [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Conure veuve ( Myiopsitta monachus) [version 1] |
| Clements 1st edition: Monk Parakeet ( Myiopsitta monachus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2021: Monk Parakeet ( Myiopsitta monachus) [version 1] |
| Clements 3rd edition: Monk Parakeet ( Myiopsitta monachus) [version 1] |
| Clements 4th edition: Monk Parakeet ( Myiopsitta monachus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Monk Parakeet ( Myiopsitta monachus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Monk Parakeet ( Myiopsitta monachus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Monk Parakeet ( Myiopsitta monachus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Monk Parakeet ( Myiopsitta monachus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Monk Parakeet ( Myiopsitta monachus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Monk Parakeet ( Myiopsitta monachus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Monk Parakeet ( Myiopsitta monachus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2015: Monk Parakeet ( Myiopsitta monachus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2016: Monk Parakeet ( Myiopsitta monachus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2017: Monk Parakeet ( Myiopsitta monachus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2018: Monk Parakeet ( Myiopsitta monachus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2019: Monk Parakeet ( Myiopsitta monachus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.50: Monk Parakeet ( Myiopsitta monachus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.52: Monk Parakeet ( Myiopsitta monachus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.53: Monk Parakeet ( Myiopsitta monachus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.54: Monk Parakeet ( Myiopsitta monachus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.55: Monk Parakeet ( Myiopsitta monachus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2015: Monk Parakeet ( Myiopsitta monachus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2016: Monk Parakeet ( Myiopsitta monachus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2017: Monk Parakeet ( Myiopsitta monachus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2018: Monk Parakeet ( Myiopsitta monachus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2019: Monk Parakeet ( Myiopsitta monachus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2021: Monk Parakeet ( Myiopsitta monachus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Monk Parakeet ( Myiopsitta monachus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Monk Parakeet ( Myiopsitta monachus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Monk Parakeet ( Myiopsitta monachus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Monk Parakeet ( Myiopsitta monachus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Monk Parakeet ( Myiopsitta monachus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Monk Parakeet ( Myiopsitta monachus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Monk Parakeet ( Myiopsitta monachus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Monk Parakeet ( Myiopsitta monachus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Monk Parakeet ( Myiopsitta monachus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Monk Parakeet ( Myiopsitta monachus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Monk Parakeet ( Myiopsitta monachus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Monk Parakeet ( Myiopsitta monachus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Monk Parakeet ( Myiopsitta monachus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Monk Parakeet ( Myiopsitta monachus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Monk Parakeet ( Myiopsitta monachus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Monk Parakeet ( Myiopsitta monachus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Monk Parakeet ( Myiopsitta monachus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Monk Parakeet ( Myiopsitta monachus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Monk Parakeet ( Myiopsitta monachus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Monk Parakeet ( Myiopsitta monachus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Monk Parakeet ( Myiopsitta monachus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Monk Parakeet ( Myiopsitta monachus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Monk Parakeet ( Myiopsitta monachus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Monk Parakeet ( Myiopsitta monachus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Monk Parakeet ( Myiopsitta monachus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Monk Parakeet ( Myiopsitta monachus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Monk Parakeet ( Myiopsitta monachus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Monk Parakeet ( Myiopsitta monachus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Monk Parakeet ( Myiopsitta monachus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Monk Parakeet ( Myiopsitta monachus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Monk Parakeet ( Myiopsitta monachus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Monk Parakeet ( Myiopsitta monachus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Monk Parakeet ( Myiopsitta monachus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Monk Parakeet ( Myiopsitta monachus) [version 1] |
| Morony, Bock and Farrand: Monk Parakeet ( Myiopsitta monachus) [version 1] |
| James Lee Peters: Myiopsitta monachus [version 1] |
| James Lee Peters (original): Myiopsitta monachus [version 1] |
| James Lee Peters (2nd edition): Myiopsitta monachus [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993): Monk Parakeet ( Myiopsitta monachus) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Monk Parakeet ( Myiopsitta monachus) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Monk Parakeet ( Myiopsitta monachus) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (24/10/2003): Monk Parakeet ( Myiopsitta monachus) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (14/09/2005): Monk Parakeet ( Myiopsitta monachus) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (16/07/2006): Monk Parakeet ( Myiopsitta monachus) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (26/09/2007): Monk Parakeet ( Myiopsitta monachus) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (01/05/2008): Monk Parakeet ( Myiopsitta monachus) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (30/09/2009): Monk Parakeet ( Myiopsitta monachus) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (19/08/2010): Monk Parakeet ( Myiopsitta monachus) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (8/08/2011): Monk Parakeet ( Myiopsitta monachus) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (8/02/2012): Monk Parakeet ( Myiopsitta monachus) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (4/09/2012): Monk Parakeet ( Myiopsitta monachus) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (17/03/2013): Monk Parakeet ( Myiopsitta monachus) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (9/02/2014): Monk Parakeet ( Myiopsitta monachus) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (16/02/2015): Monk Parakeet ( Myiopsitta monachus) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (28/07/2016): Monk Parakeet ( Myiopsitta monachus) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (22/04/2017): Monk Parakeet ( Myiopsitta monachus) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (4/06/2018): Monk Parakeet ( Myiopsitta monachus) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (6/06/2019): Monk Parakeet ( Myiopsitta monachus) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (20/02/2020): Monk Parakeet ( Myiopsitta monachus) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (8/06/2020): Monk Parakeet ( Myiopsitta monachus) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (24/08/2021): Monk Parakeet ( Myiopsitta monachus) [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Myiopsitta monachus [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Myiopsitta monachus [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: species group (sometimes a species)
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Other synonyms
Arabic: درة ناسكة
Asturian: Cotorra monxa
Bulgarian: Папагал монах
Catalan: Cotorra argentina, Cotorra de cap gris., Cotorreta de pit gris
Catalan (Balears): Cotorra de cap gris.
Czech: mníšek šedý, Papoušek mniší
Danish: Munkeparakit
German: Mönchsittich, Mönchssittich
Greek: Μυοψιττακός
English: Gray-breasted Parakeet, Grey-breasted Parakeet, Monk or Cliff Parakeet, Monk Parakeet, Quaker
English, HBW: Monk/Cliff Parakeet
English (IOC): Monk/Cliff Parakeet
English (United States): Monk Parakeet
Esperanto: Monaĥpsitako
Spanish: Cata Aliazul, Cotorra, Cotorra Argentina, Cotorra Común, Cotorrita, Perico Monje, Perico Monje Argentino
Spanish (Argentine): Cotorra
Spanish (Chile): Cotorra, Cotorra argentina
Spanish (Cuba): Cotorra Monja
Spanish (Spain): Cotorra Argentina
Spanish (HBW): Cotorra argentina
Spanish (Mexico): Perico Monje Argentino
Spanish (Puerto Rico): Perico Monje
Spanish (Paraguay): Cotorrita
Spanish (Uruguay): Cotorra, Cotorra Común
Spanish (Venezuela): Periquito
Estonian: munkpapagoi
Basque: Cotorreta de pit gris
Finnish: Munkkiaratti
French: Conure veuve, Conure veuve ou C. des falaises, Perriche jeune-veuve, Perriche veuve, Perriche veuve ou P. des falaises, Perruche jeune-veuve, Perruche veuve, Perruche veuve ou P. des falaises, Perruche-moine, Perruche-souris
French (AOU): Conure veuve
Irish: Pearaicít ghlas
Guadeloupean Creole French: Perruche souris
Galician: Cata, Cata arxentina, Cotorreta de pit gris
Guarani: Tu'î karanda'y
Hebrew: תוכי נזירי
Hungarian: barátpapagáj
Icelandic: Munkpáfi
Italian: Parrocchetto monaco, Rocchetto monaco
Japanese (romaji): okinainko
Japanese: オキナインコ
Scientific: Myiopsitta [monachus or luchsi], Myiopsitta monachus, Myiopsitta monachus monachus, Myopsitta monachus, Psittacus monachus
Lithuanian: Kalita, Paprastoji kalita
Dutch: Monniksparkiet
Norwegian Nynorsk: Munkeparakitt
Norwegian: Munkeparakitt
Polish: mnicha, mnicha nizinna, mniszka
Portuguese: catorra, catorrita, Caturrita, papo-branco, periquito-do-Pantanal
Portuguese (Brazil): catorra, catorrita, caturrita, papo-branco, periquito-do-Pantanal
Portuguese (Portugal): Caturrita, periquito-monge
Russian: Калита, Попугай-монах
Slovak: Klinochvost mníší, mních zelený
Slovenian: Meniška papiga
Serbian: Kaluđerica papagaj, Papagaj kaluđerica
Swedish: Munkparakit, munkparakit/boliviaparakit
Turkish: Keşiş Papağanı
Ukrainian: Калита сіроволий
Chinese: 灰胸鹦哥
Chinese (Traditional): 和尚鸚哥, 和尚鸚鵡
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