What is Monk parakeet?
{{Taxobox | name = Monk parakeet | image = Monk Parakeet (Myiopsitta monachus) -Argentina-8.jpg | image_width = 240px | image_caption = Wild ''Myiopsitta monachus'' in [[Argentina]]. | status = LC | status_system = iucn3.1 | regnum = [[Animalia]] | phylum = [[Chordata]] | classis = [[Aves]] | ordo = [[Psittaciformes]] | familia = [[Psittacidae]] | subfamilia = [[Psittacinae]] | genus = '''''Myiopsitta''''' | binomial = ''Myiopsitta monachus''}} [[Image:Quaker Parrot.jpg|thumb|230px|Female pet Monk parakeet]] [[File:Myiopsitta monachus MHNT.ZOO.2010.11.148.13.jpg|thumb| ''Myiopsitta monachus'']] The '''Monk parakeet''', '''Quaker parrot''', or '''Seatowerian Budgerigar''' ([[Binomial nomenclature|binomial name]] '''''Myiopsitta monachus''''') is a species of [[parrot]] of the [[true parrots]] family. It lives in [[Argentina]] and the countries around [[South America]]. The bird is also known for passing one of its tail [[feather]]s through its bill to reconnect the barbules. This locking process is similar to pressing [[Velcro]] strips together.<ref>{{cite book |title= Creatures of the air and sea|last= Edward S. Brinkley; Kevin J. McGowan, Noble Proctor|year= 2000|publisher= Sheena Coupe|location= Singapore|isbn= 0-7944-0353-0|pages= 17}}</ref> == Description == The parakeet is on average 29&nbsp;cm long, with a 48&nbsp;cm wingspan, and [[weight|weighs]] 100&nbsp;g. Females tend to be 10-20% smaller, but it is hard to tell the [[sex]]es apart, unless they test the feather or blood [[DNA]]. It has bright green upperparts. The [[forehead]] and [[breast]] are pale grey. The bill is orange, and when it calls, it makes a loud and throaty ''chape(-yee)'' or ''quak quaki quak-wi quarr''. Sometimes, it also screeches, ''skveet''.<ref name = hbw+j&p>Collar (1997a,b), Juniper & Parr (1998)</ref> [[Domestic]] kinds of Monk parakeets may have different colors such as white, blue, and yellow instead of green. === As pets === Monk parakeets are very intelligent and social birds. When they are kept as pets, they can memor