monk parakeet
noun
: a South American green and gray parakeet (Myiopsitta monachus) that is kept as a cage bird and has become established in several wild breeding populations in the U.S. from escaped stock
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The cold, harsh winters of cities like Chicago, New York, and Seattle are no match for the tiny monk parakeet.
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Jennifer Uehling,
National Geographic,
30 May 2019
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Jennifer Uehling,
National Geographic,
30 May 2019
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