Corona in Queens in Queens County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Monk Parakeet

Myiopsitta monachus

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), January 13, 2024

1. Monk Parakeet Marker

Inscription. Also called Quaker Parakeets, legend has it that these natives of Argentina were introduced to Brooklyn when a shipping crate full of birds broke open at John F. Kennedy Airport in the late 1960s.

Erected by Wildlife Conservation Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Animals • Notable Events.

Location. 40° 44.79′ N, 73° 50.948′ W. Marker is in Queens, New York, in Queens County. It is in Corona. It can be reached from Zoo Path south of United Nations Avenue North, on the right when traveling north. This marker is on the grounds of the Queens Zoo, inside the open-air aviary. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 53-51 111th Street, Corona NY 11368, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in New York City

and on Long Island.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically,

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it finds itself in what was once New Netherland

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: What's Amazing about this Aviary? (within shouting distance of this marker); Coyote (within shouting distance of this marker); Bison: An American Icon Saved (about 500 feet away); Black, Trans & Alive (Qweens Song), 2021 (about 500 feet away); Our Rescued Eagles (about 500 feet away); Pronghorn: Masters of Migration (about 600 feet away); Animals of the Americas (approx. 0.2 miles away); NYC Bomb and Forgery Squad Explosion Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Queens.

Other markers no longer nearby. The Life and Times of the Coyote (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed); a different marker also named Coyote (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Puma: The Hunted (was about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line but has been permanently removed); Puma (was about 300 feet away but has been permanently

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), January 13, 2024

2. Monk Parakeet Marker

removed); Our rescued pumas (was about 300 feet away but has been permanently removed); Canadian Lynx (was about 400 feet away but has been permanently removed); WCS In Action: Big Cat Conservation (was about 400 feet away but has been permanently removed).

Credits. This page was last revised on January 16, 2024. It was originally submitted on January 16, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 194 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 16, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.