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If you live in North America,

parrots can often seem like exotic ambassadors

from the far off jungles of Brazil or the wilds of Australia.

Especially since North America's once common native species,

the Carolina Parakeet has been extinct since the early 20th century.

But more and more parrots are making this continent their home.

Since the 1960s at least,

monk parakeets have been free-flying and reproducing in the U.S.,

which is to say they have become naturalized.

The monk parakeet, with lime-green back,

gray and yellow underparts and deep blue wings,

is also known as the Quaker parrot,

and it's a native of southern South America.

Initial fears that it would devastate agricultural crops

haven't materialized,

and it's become the most numerous free-flying parrot in the country.

Escaped monk parakeets now have self-sustaining populations

in many areas across the country.

Chicago, Dallas, New Orleans, Portland, Oregon,

and Bridgeport, Connecticut among others.

So clearly, in the wild,

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