Monk Parakeet

Myiopsitta monachus

The monk parakeet, 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. Source

Where it is now

In the last 8 weeks this bird was recorded 123,767 times across 24 areas (each area is a 5 degree square).

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Movement and weather

Each season it is first heard regularly where daytime highs are around 31°C (typically 30 to 32°C, from 8 areas). That holds across 25° of latitude, which suggests its timing follows temperature more than the calendar.

Arrival dates

The week it was first heard regularly in each region, after at least six weeks away. Dates differ from south to north, so a region has a range.

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Figures are effort corrected and come from automatic sound identification, which makes mistakes. How this is measured and how it compares with human observers.