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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. The question is why these natives of rural areas in southern South America (east of the Andes) have been so spectacularly successful in establishing their colonies. There are a lot of pet psittacines out there that escape or are released.

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