Quaker Parrot (Myiopsitta monachus) Species Profile: The Monk Parrot
Veterinary & Aquatic Services Department, Drs. Foster & Smith
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Quaker Parrots
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I have a Blue Quaker Parrot named Kiwi, a Senegal named Uma, a Green Cheek Conure named Frindle, and I recently got a baby male Red-Bellied that I have named Sooty. Of all the birds I have, he is the cuddliest and sweetest.
The Monk Parakeet Lives On: The Monk Parakeet (Myiopsitta monachus), also known as the Quaker Parrot, is a species of parrot that originated in the temperate areas of Argentina and Brazil in South America.
With quaker parrots, this isn't the case. The issue that faces naturalized quakers on the US are their propensity to construct their large, high-rise woven community nests on power lines, which can cause power outages and line fires.
 See also: Parrot, Macaw, Parakeet, Cockatoo, Lovebird
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