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  2. Monk parakeet - Wikipedia

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    The monk parakeet was described by French polymath Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon, in 1780 in his Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux. [2] 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. [3]

  3. Myiopsitta - Wikipedia

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    The type species was subsequent designated as the monk parakeet (Myiopsitta monachus) by English zoologist George Robert Gray in 1855. [4] The genus name combines the Ancient Greek mus, muos meaning "mouse" and the Neo-Latin psitta meaning "parrot". [5] The name alludes to the mouse-grey face and underparts of the monk parakeet. [6]

  4. File:Monk Parakeet nest -- League City, Texas.jpg - Wikipedia

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  5. Birding in New York City - Wikipedia

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    Monk parakeets nesting in the Green-Wood Cemetery gate Floyd Bennett Field is a former airport which was added to the Gateway National Recreation Area in 1972. At the time it was not accessible to the general public, and became known for grassland birds like eastern meadowlarks , grasshopper sparrows , and upland sandpipers in the summer, and ...

  6. Monk parakeets - Wikipedia

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  7. About the Hawaiian Monk Seal Hawaiian monk seals grow to be 6-7 feet long, weigh 400-600. ... If the seal is in a roped-off area, abide by the rules and stay behind the rope. Finally, call the ...

  8. Brotogeris - Wikipedia

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    Brotogeris is a genus of small parrots endemic to Central and South America. Their closest relatives are the monk parakeet and the cliff parakeet in the genus Myiopsitta.They eat seeds and fruit. [1]

  9. Spot-winged falconet - Wikipedia

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    The spot-winged falconet lays eggs in Argentina during November and December. Birds in breeding condition have also been recorded between July and October, hinting at double-brooding. It nests in enclosed woven nests of other bird species such as cacholotes and in the active communal nests of monk parakeets. The clutch size is two to four eggs ...