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Monk Parakeet
Myiopsitta monachus
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- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Chordates)
- ClassAves (Birds)
- OrderPsittaciformes (Parrots)
- FamilyPsittacidae (New World and African Parrots)
- GenusMyiopsitta (Monk and Cliff Parakeets)
- SpeciesMyiopsitta monachus (Monk Parakeet)
In 3 days ~80% in a week >90%
60 Verified sightings at León
4,966 In all 13 parks From 2019 to 2026
September Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted
About the Monk Parakeet
The monk parakeet (Myiopsitta monachus), also known as the Monk parrot or Quaker parrot, is a species of true parrot in the family Psittacidae. It is a small to medium bright-green parrot with a greyish breast and greenish-yellow abdomen. It originates from the temperate to subtropical areas of South America. Self-sustaining feral populations occur in many places, mainly in areas of similar climate in North America and Europe.
The monk parakeet was described by French polymath Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon, in 1780 in his Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux. The bird was also illustrated in a hand-coloured plate engraved by François-Nicolas Martinet in the Planches Enluminées D'Histoire Naturelle, which was produced under the supervision of Edme-Louis Daubenton to accompany Buffon's text. Neither the plate caption nor Buffon's description included a scientific name, but in 1783, Dutch naturalist Pieter Boddaert coined the binomial name Psittacus monachus in his catalogue of the Planches Enluminées. As Buffon did not specify the origin of his specimen, in 1937 the American ornithologist James Peters assigned the type location as Montevideo, Uruguay. The monk parakeet... Wikipedia →
Recent sightings of Monk Parakeet in León
LIVEiNaturalistGlobal Distribution
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | El Palmar National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 2 | El Impenetrable National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 3 | Iberá National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 4 | Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 5 | Tijuca National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 6 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 7 | El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 8 | Bahía de Loreto National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 9 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 10 | Cañón del Sumidero National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 11 | Everglades National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 12 | Chapada dos Guimarães National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 13 | Doñana National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain |
Cities Where Found
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Porto Alegre | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Montevideo | 🇺🇾 Uruguay | |
| 3 | Cordoba | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 4 | Mendoza | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 5 | Buenos Aires | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 6 | Santiago | 🇨🇱 Chile | |
| 7 | Madrid | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 8 | Rosario | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 9 | Barcelona | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 10 | Tel Aviv | 🇮🇱 Israel |
Zoos & Centres Where Found
Closest Relatives at León
Before you go
What are the chances of seeing a Monk Parakeet in León?
Likely
About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Monk Parakeet sighting in León on a given day, based on 60 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 20th most-seen of the 124 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 80%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
When is the best time to see a Monk Parakeet in León?
August–September and December
In those months about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Monk Parakeet in León on a given day, against about 20% in March, the lowest month. Those are among León's wettest months, with about 90 mm of rain a month against 5 mm in April. June has too few records to rate.
What time of day is best to see a Monk Parakeet?
Between 3 and 6 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Monk Parakeet sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Is León the best place to see a Monk Parakeet?
16th of 47
Of the 47 cities where we can rate Monk Parakeet sightings, León ranks 16th at about 40%. The best odds are in Porto Alegre (Brazil, about 90%), Montevideo (Uruguay, about 90%) and Cordoba (Argentina, about 90%).
Where does the Monk Parakeet sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Monk Parakeet is recorded against all the birds logged in León (60 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
