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Parrots of Green-Wood Cemetery

The Atlas Obscura Podcast

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The Parrots Are the Second Best Talking Parrot

The parrots are remarkably adaptable, and they can build their nests pretty much anywhere. There are a few parrot colonies across the borough of brooklyn but the most famous one is at greenwood cemetery. They're called monk parakeets because they have this little gray spot on their heads that looks kind of like a monk's cap.

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