December 06, 2008 — Filed in: Feral, Naturalized and City Parrots
ON a rainy afternoon recently in this river town, many of its noisiest — and possibly best-loved — residents were snug in their nests in the trees across from the Salsa, a restaurant on River Road.
Source: New York Times By David Holmberg
December 01, 2008 — Filed in: Feral, Naturalized and City Parrots
STAMFORD - Almost three weeks after the light poles containing their basket-like nests came down, the monk parakeets at Cummings Park have shown no sign of moving to four nesting platforms constructed for them by the city.
Source: Norwalk Advocate By Wynne Parry
October 09, 2008 — Filed in: Feral, Naturalized and City Parrots Parrot News
Have you seen this parrot pair? For their safe and professional capture, please call (650) 391-8094 with sightings.
October 02, 2008 — Filed in: Feral, Naturalized and City Parrots
A type of parakeet not typically seen in Lake County made a stop in Vernon Hills and went right to the top—perching on a branch in the back yard of Mayor Roger Byrne.
September 30, 2008 — Filed in: News from City Parrots Feral, Naturalized and City Parrots
The IUCN lists the Grey-cheeked Parakeet (Brotogeris pyrrhoptera) as endangered. According to birdlife international their decline was principally caused by the wild bird trade. With 59,320 birds reportedly imported by CITES countries between 1983-1988. In 1995, the wild population was estimated at 15,000 birds, principally in Ecuador. This represents a very crude decline of c.70% in 10 years, although it is still locally common in suitable habitat remnants.
September 12, 2008 — Filed in: News from City Parrots Feral, Naturalized and City Parrots Conservation
Although I have never seen much fact in the many accusations that have been made towards introduced city parrots, as a conservation biologist I do prefer threatened parrots to populate cities in their native ranges, where they are most appropriate. Today, trough our flickr pool, we discovered just such a threatened parrot: Sun Conures (Aratinga solstitialis) are colonizing the city of Boa vista in the state of Roraima, Brazil which is located in the conures natural range.
September 11, 2008 — Filed in: Feral, Naturalized and City Parrots
Like the more recently arrived coqui frogs, the wild parrots of Kailua-Kona are usually heard before they are seen. Their piercing shrieks help keep the flocks together as they forage for food from the shoreline up to the slopes of Hualalai. Most people watch with pleasure as their brilliant feathers flash in the sunlight. Others, however, are concerned that the wild parrots may destroy seed and fruit crops, as well as crowd out native seabirds from their natural habitats.
July 09, 2008 — Filed in: Feral, Naturalized and City Parrots
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — When monk parakeets began to infiltrate the United States in the 1960s, some feared they would ravage farm crops as they often had in their native South America.
That never happened, but the birds did cause a different kind of problem: They built huge, heavy nests atop power substations and utility equipment, causing power outages, fires and countless headaches for utility companies from Florida to Washington.
Source: University of Florida
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