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Monk Parakeets
Selena Adriana ChristianNicholas Kwan
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Parrots “Parrot" is a broad term that can refer to
any of several hundred subspecies including but not limited to amazons, macaws, lories, parrotlets, conures and parakeets
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Parakeets
Parakeets originated from Australia, New Zealand, Central America, South America; Argentina
Parakeets refer to the smaller members of the parrot family
Parakeets are small- to medium-sized
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Brooklyn ParrotsMonk Parakeets known as either Quaker Parrots or as
Monk Parakeets They are officially classified as:
Myiopsitta Monachus. The monk parakeets were considered to
be an agricultural pest in South America
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Weight ranges from 85-150 grams Approximately 11 inches long. They are green, with some gray on their
forehead, cheeks, throat and chest.
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Diet consists of plant buds, seeds, nuts, leaves, fruit
Parrots are generally monogamous animals
Territorial during mating season The Monk parakeet shakes and quakes,
as if doing some weird dance move when it comes time to mate
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Between the 1960s and 1970s monk parrotkeets were imported into the US
Today the Monk Parakeets have been spotted in Long Island New Jersey, Brooklyn, including: Greenwood Cemetery, Marine Park, Bensonhurst, and Bay Ridge.
Monk Parakeets can be spotted on Brooklyn College Campus
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For more information http://brooklynparrots.com http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/
12/27/monk-parrots-find-freedom/?_r=0
http://www.wildparrotsny.com/index/history.html
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Brooklyn-Parrots/132580070091861