Myiopsitta

Myiopsitta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Psittaciformes
Family:	Psittacidae
Subfamily:	Arinae
Genus:	Myiopsitta; Bonaparte, 1854
Type species
	Psittacus murinus[1]; Gmelin, 1788
Species
	See text.

Myiopsitta is a genus of parrots in the family Psittacidae. They are native to southeastern South America, from Bolivia and southern Brazil, south to central Argentina. They have also become invasive species where introduced elsewhere, due to the damage to crops and electrical infrastructure they cause, in parts of Europe.[2]

The genus was introduced by French naturalist Charles Lucien Bonaparte in 1854.[3] The type species was subsequent designated as the monk parakeet (Myiopsitta monachus) by English zoologist George Robert Gray in 1855.[4] The genus name combines the Ancient Greek mus, muos meaning "mouse" and the Neo-Latin psitta meaning "parrot".[5] The name alludes to the mouse-grey face and underparts of the monk parakeet.[6]

Species

Two species are currently accepted; in the past, many authors merged them as just one species within the genus:[7]

Image	Scientific name	Common name	Distribution
	Myiopsitta monachus	Monk parakeet	Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay
	Myiopsitta luchsi	Cliff parakeet	southeastern La Paz to the northern Chuquisaca department, Bolivia

References

^ "Psittacidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-24.
^ Postigo, J., Strubbe, D., Mori, E., Ancillotto, L., Carneiro, I., Latsoudis, P., . . . Senar, J. C. (2019). Mediterranean versus Atlantic monk parakeets Myiopsitta monachus: Towards differentiated management at the European scale. Pest Management Science, 75(4), 915-922. doi:10.1002/ps.5320
^ Bonaparte, Charles Lucien (1854). "Tableau des perroquets". Revue et Magasin de Zoologie Pure et Appliquée. 2nd. 6: 145–158 [150].
^ Gray, George Robert (1855). Catalogue of the Genera and Subgenera of Birds Contained in the British Museum. London: British Museum. p. 87.
^ Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London: Christopher Helm. p. 263. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.
^ Buffon, Georges-Louis Leclerc de (1780). "La perruche souris". Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux (in French). Vol. 11. Paris: De L'Imprimerie Royale. pp. 206–207.
^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2019). "Parrots, cockatoos". World Bird List Version 9.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 11 August 2019.

[HM4-1] "Psittacidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-24.

[2] Postigo, J., Strubbe, D., Mori, E., Ancillotto, L., Carneiro, I., Latsoudis, P., . . . Senar, J. C. (2019). Mediterranean versus Atlantic monk parakeets Myiopsitta monachus: Towards differentiated management at the European scale. Pest Management Science, 75(4), 915-922. doi:10.1002/ps.5320

[3] Bonaparte, Charles Lucien (1854). "Tableau des perroquets". Revue et Magasin de Zoologie Pure et Appliquée. 2nd. 6: 145–158 [150].

[4] Gray, George Robert (1855). Catalogue of the Genera and Subgenera of Birds Contained in the British Museum. London: British Museum. p. 87.

[5] Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London: Christopher Helm. p. 263. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.

[6] Buffon, Georges-Louis Leclerc de (1780). "La perruche souris". Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux (in French). Vol. 11. Paris: De L'Imprimerie Royale. pp. 206–207.

[ioc-7] Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2019). "Parrots, cockatoos". World Bird List Version 9.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 11 August 2019.

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