Monk Parakeet

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Bright-green monk parakeets wheel over pampas and plazas, trading raspy squawks while weaving giant stick condos in palms and power poles. Sharp, social and seed-hungry, they turn teamwork into shelter, thriving from Patagonian scrub to Buenos Aires street trees.
Technical factsheet
Type:Bird
Habitat:Urban
Diet:Granivore
Continents:South America, North America, Europe
Size:29 cm length
Weight:90–120 g
Activity:Diurnal
Social behavior:Colony
Lifespan:15–20 years in the wild
Habitat: The Monk Parakeet can be found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, Austria, Belgium, Chile, Czechia, France, Germany, Japan, Mexico, Puerto-rico, Slovakia, Spain, United-states-of-america