Short of having overlapping populations, I think these data are sufficient to suggest that luchsi and other populations of monachus are distinct enough to be accepted as separate Biological Species.

The cliff parakeet (Myiopsitta luchsi) is a Near Threatened species of bird in subfamily Arinae of the family Psittacidae, the African and New World parrots. It is endemic to Bolivia. [2][1] The cliff …

While some authorities consider M. m. luchsi a separate species, others consider it a subspecies of the Monk Parakeet. Cliff Parakeets can be found in the west-central Brazilian states from southeastern …

Oct 28, 2025 · Monk Parakeet (Myiopsitta monachus).

Like the Monk, the Cliff Parakeet has established feral populations all over the US and other parts of the world. Overall mainly olive-green, with forehead and forecrown pale grey, and breast grey to …

Unlike Monk Parakeet (Myiopsitta monachus), the Cliff Parakeet does not nest commonly, but often the nests are placed immediately adjacent to each other. The female is in charge of making this nest, as …

(Boddaert, 1783) Taxonomic notes Myiopsitta monachus and M. luchsi (del Hoyo and Collar 2014) were previously lumped as M. monachus following Sibley and Monroe (1990, 1993).

The monk parakeet is one of two species in the genus Myiopsitta, the other being the cliff parakeet (Myiopsitta luchsi). The latter was previously treated as a subspecies of the Monk Parakeet.

Some authors (such as del Hoyo et al. 1997) consider subspecies luchsi to be suficiently distinct, in terms of its morphology, behaviour and distribution, to elevate it to a separate species, M. luchsi.

It occurs in Andean valleys of central Bolivia between 1,000 /1,300 and 3,000 metres above sea level, roughly from southeastern La Paz to the northern Chuquisaca department. Many taxonomic …