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The Parakeet of City Streets, the Monk Parakeet

10,000 Birds

But it is most probable that the birds are released or escaped pets. There are a lot of pet psittacines out there that escape or are released. A 2009-10 survey of Monk Parakeet nests in the greater Chicago area found 42% of the nests were in trees and 58% were in man-made structures. and Sam Logue. Urban Ecosystems , Sept.

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