Pesky Parrot (IMAGE)

National Institute for Mathematical and Biological Synthesis (NIMBioS)

Pesky Parrot

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The two independent invasions of monk parakeets that have occurred in the United States and in Europe over the last 40-50 years appear to have originated from the same small area in the native range in South America.

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Steve Baldwin, brooklynparrots.com

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