Myiopsitta

Myiopsitta is a genus of parrot in the family Psittacidae. They are native to South America, but are found all over Europe, as well. They are known as an invasive species due to the crop damage they cause, which greatly affects the wildlife all across Europe.^[2] The monk parakeet is sometimes considered monotypic within the genus.

Myiopsitta
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
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.

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

The genus contains two species:^[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