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Birdwatchers enjoy the non-native monk parakeet, which is a South American parrot, that nests in the park. [2] Hunters enjoy the seasonal waterfowl. [1] The South American monk parakeets arrived at the site in 1999 and have since established two nests with seven or eight birds each. They are presumed to have migrated from the Hyde Park ...
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, bright-green parrot with a greyish breast and greenish-yellow abdomen. Its average lifespan is approximately 15 years. It originates from the temperate to subtropical areas of South America.
Harold Washington Park is a small (10 acre) [1] park in the Chicago Park District located in the Hyde Park community area on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois, US.In 1992, it was named for Harold Washington (1922–1987), the first African-American Chicago Mayor.
All parrots are zygodactyl, having the four toes on each foot placed two at the front and two to the back. Most of the more than 150 species in this family are found in the New World. Two species have been recorded in Illinois. Monk parakeet, Myiopsitta monachus (I) Carolina parakeet, Conuropsis carolinensis (E)
The most common era or years that feral parrots were released to non-native environments was from the 1890s to the 1940s, during the wild-caught parrot era. In the psittacosis "parrot fever" panic of 1930, "One city health commissioner urged everyone who owned a parrot to wring its neck. People abandoned their pet parrots on the streets." [30]
Myiopsitta is a genus of parrot in the family Psittacidae. They are native to South America, but are found all over Europe, as well. They are known as an invasive species due to the crop damage they cause, which greatly affects the wildlife all across Europe. [2] The monk parakeet is sometimes considered monotypic within the genus.
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