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title: "Monniksparkiet"
description: "Myiopsitta monachus — Vogels. The monk parakeet (Myiopsitta monachus), also known as the Monk parrot or Quaker parrot, is a species of true parrot in the family Psittacidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/monk-parakeet
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Monniksparkiet

> Myiopsitta monachus — Vogels. The monk parakeet (Myiopsitta monachus), also known as the Monk parrot or Quaker parrot, is a species of true parrot in the family Psittacidae.

- Scientific name: *Myiopsitta monachus*
- Category: `birds` (Vogels)
- Habitats: `urban` (Steden en tuinen), `zoo` (Dierentuin en huisdieren)
- iNaturalist observations: 61354
- Wikidata: [Q724987](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q724987)
- iNaturalist taxon: [19349](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/19349)

## Names

- en: Monk Parakeet
- de: Mönchssittich
- es: Perico Monje Argentino
- fr: Conure veuve
- nl: Monniksparkiet
- pt: Caturrita
- pl: Mnicha

## Countries with the most observations

ES (11144), MX (9243), AR (8400), US (6582), BR (1593), IT (1304), CL (905), GR (864), IL (727), UY (635), PR (581), BE (235)

## Summary

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 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.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monk_parakeet

## Photo

![Monniksparkiet](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/monk-parakeet/medium.jpg)

Photo: Tanja Milotić · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/8517459

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/monk-parakeet?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).