Myiopsitta monachus

Basic information
Scientific name	Myiopsitta monachus	Click to magnify
Common names	Monk parrot, Quaker parakeet, Grey-headed parakeet
Higher taxon	Psittacidae, Psittaciformes, Aves
Natural range	E to C Argentine, Uruguay, and S Brazil
Habitat	Park, urban area, riverside, etc.

Invasion information
Range in Japan	Kanagawa and Mie Prefs. In Hyogo Pref., although reproduction had been recorded for eight years, the population disappeared since early 1980s.
Origin	Unknown.
Date	Under Construction.
Route	Deliberate: Escape or release of pet animal.
Impact	Potentially: Competition with native birds (actually occur in foreign country). Damage on agriculture in native range. Potential host of psittacosis. Native organism(s) affected: Native birds.
Regulation in Japan	No action for prevention, mitigation, control, or eradication.
Introduced range in other countries	Israel, Belgium, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Slovakia, Canary Is., USA, Bahama, Puerto Rico, a part of lesser Antilles, Chile, etc.

Reference

Notes

Eguchi & Amano (2004) Spread of exotic birds in Japan. Ornithol Sci. 3, 3-12.
Fukushi (2005) Advances on psittacosis. Modern Media. 51(7), 149-159 (in Jpn)
Juniper & Parr (1998) Parrots. Pica Press, East Sussex.
Kawakami & Kanouchi (2012) The Handbook of Introduced Birds in Japan. Bun-ichi Sogo Shuppan, Tokyo (in Jpn)
Kuroda (1968) Psittacidae of the World. Ornithol Soc Jpn, Tokyo (in Jpn)
Lepage (ed) (2003-2012) Avibase – the world bird database (Accessed on 2012-6-07) http://avibase.bsc-eoc.org/
Long (1981) Introduced Birds of the World. David & Charles, Newton.
etc.