Myiopsitta

{{Short description|Genus of birds}}

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| taxon = Myiopsitta

| authority = Bonaparte, 1854

| type_species = Psittacus murinus{{cite web |url= https://www.aviansystematics.org/4th-edition-checklist?viewfamilies=67 |title= Psittacidae |author= |date= |website= aviansystematics.org |publisher= The Trust for Avian Systematics |access-date= 2023-07-24}}

| type_species_authority = Gmelin, 1788

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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.Postigo, J., Strubbe, D., Mori, E., Ancillotto, L., Carneiro, I., Latsoudis, P., . . . Senar, J. C. (2019). Mediterranean versus Atlantic monk parakeets Myiopsitta monachus: Towards differentiated management at the European scale. Pest Management Science, 75(4), 915-922. {{doi|10.1002/ps.5320}}

The monk parakeet is sometimes considered monotypic within the genus.

The genus was introduced by French naturalist Charles Lucien Bonaparte in 1854.{{ cite journal | last=Bonaparte | first=Charles Lucien | author-link=Charles Lucien Bonaparte | year=1854 | title=Tableau des perroquets | journal=Revue et Magasin de Zoologie Pure et Appliquée | series=2nd | volume=6 | pages=145–158 [150] | url=https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13681221 }} The type species was subsequent designated as the monk parakeet (Myiopsitta monachus) by English zoologist George Robert Gray in 1855.{{ cite book | last=Gray | first=George Robert | author-link=George Robert Gray | year=1855 | title=Catalogue of the Genera and Subgenera of Birds Contained in the British Museum | location=London | publisher=British Museum | page=87 | url=https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/17136726 }} The genus name combines the Ancient Greek mus, muos meaning "mouse" and the Neo-Latin psitta meaning "parrot".{{cite book | last=Jobling | first=James A. | year=2010| title=The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names | url=https://archive.org/details/Helm_Dictionary_of_Scientific_Bird_Names_by_James_A._Jobling | publisher=Christopher Helm | location=London | isbn=978-1-4081-2501-4 | page=[https://archive.org/details/Helm_Dictionary_of_Scientific_Bird_Names_by_James_A._Jobling/page/n263 263] }} The name alludes to the mouse-grey face and underparts of the monk parakeet.{{ cite book | last=Buffon | first=Georges-Louis Leclerc de | author-link=Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon | year=1780 | title=Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux | volume=11 | place=Paris | publisher=De L'Imprimerie Royale | pages=206–207 | chapter=La perruche souris | language=French | chapter-url=https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42410131 }}