Myiopsitta monachus cotorra (Monk Parakeet (cotorra))

Monk Parakeet (cotorra)

Myiopsitta monachus cotorra (Vieillot, LJP 1818)

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Classification

Order:
  Psittaciformes
Family:
  Psittacidae
Genus:
   Myiopsitta
Scientific:
  Myiopsitta monachus cotorra

Original description

Citation:
(Vieillot, LJP 1818)

Reference:
Nouv. Dict. Hist. Nat. nouv. éd. 25 p.362

Imprint year:
1817

Protonym:
Psittacus cotorra

Type locality:
Buenos Aires and Paraguay, restricted to Paraguay by Wetmore, antea, p. 195.

Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/60121#page/380/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
64388B11591EA1B9

Avibase ID:
avibase-64388B11

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/64388B11

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 714553

Geographic range:

Myiopsitta monachus cotorra: southeastern Bolivia, Paraguay, southwestern Brazil, and northwestern Argentina (Formosa, Chaco, and Corrientes); the species is widely introduced elsewhere, primarily from nominate monachus, but populations in North America also originated in part from subspecies cotorra

Source: Clements checklist

English:
Monk Parakeet (cotorra)
French:
Perriche veuve (cotorra)

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Monk Parakeet (cotorra) ( Myiopsitta monachus cotorra)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Monk Parakeet (cotorra) ( Myiopsitta monachus cotorra)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Monk Parakeet (cotorra) ( Myiopsitta monachus cotorra)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Monk Parakeet (cotorra) ( Myiopsitta monachus cotorra)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Monk Parakeet (cotorra) ( Myiopsitta monachus cotorra)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Monk Parakeet (cotorra) ( Myiopsitta monachus cotorra)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Monk Parakeet (cotorra) ( Myiopsitta monachus cotorra)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Monk Parakeet (cotorra) ( Myiopsitta monachus cotorra)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Monk Parakeet (cotorra) ( Myiopsitta monachus cotorra)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Monk Parakeet (cotorra) ( Myiopsitta monachus cotorra)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Monk Parakeet (cotorra) ( Myiopsitta monachus cotorra)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Myiopsitta monachus cotorra [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Myiopsitta monachus cotorra [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Myiopsitta monachus cotorra [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Myiopsitta monachus cotorra [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Myiopsitta monachus cotorra [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Myiopsitta monachus cotorra [version 1]
Clements, version 2021: Myiopsitta monachus cotorra [version 1]
Clements, version 2022: Myiopsitta monachus cotorra [version 1]
Clements, version 2023: Myiopsitta monachus cotorra [version 1]
Clements, version 2024: Myiopsitta monachus cotorra [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published): Myiopsitta monachus cotorra [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Myiopsitta monachus cotorra [version 1]
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Clements, version 2019: Myiopsitta monachus cotorra [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Myiopsitta monachus cotorra [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Myiopsitta monachus cotorra [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Myiopsitta monachus cotorra [version 1]
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Myiopsitta monachus cotorra [version 1]
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Myiopsitta monachus cotorra [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Myiopsitta monachus cotorra [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Myiopsitta monachus cotorra [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Myiopsitta monachus cotorra [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Myiopsitta monachus cotorra [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Myiopsitta monachus cotorra [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Myiopsitta monachus cotorra [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Myiopsitta monachus cotorra [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Myiopsitta monachus cotorra [version 1]
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Myiopsitta monachus cotorra [version 1]
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Myiopsitta monachus cotorra [version 1]
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Myiopsitta monachus cotorra [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Myiopsitta monachus cotorra [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Myiopsitta monachus cotorra [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Myiopsitta monachus cotorra [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Myiopsitta monachus cotorra [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Myiopsitta monachus cotorra [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: subspecies

This taxon is a subspecies of Myiopsitta monachus

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