Monk Parakeet Myiopsitta monachus Scientific name definitions
- Names (45)
- Subspecies (4)
Kevin R. Burgio, Charles B. van Rees, Kali E. Block, Peter Pyle, Michael A. Patten, Mark F. Spreyer, and Enrique H. Bucher
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated November 4, 2016
Text last updated 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 |
Myiopsitta monachus (Boddaert, 1783)
PROTONYM:
Psittacus monachus
Boddaert, 1783. Table des planches enluminéez d'histoire naturelle de M. D'Aubenton, p.48.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Ex Daubenton, pi. 768, no locality = Montevideo, Uruguay.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- MYIOPSITTA
- monachus
- Monachus
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
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Distribution of the Monk Parakeet
