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Jeroen Punt
Several parrot species live wild in the Netherlands. Some species more successful than others. The Ring-necked parakeet (Psittacula krameri) is the most successful wild parrot in the Netherlands. It is a medium sized green bird with a long tail and a red beak. In flight you can see their pointy wingtips. They are noisy and have a gregarious life style. Read on…
By LR Jagadheesan, BBC News, Madras
Two parrots owned by 15-year-old Tamil refugee Bhovana Nishanthini Lombert mean absolutely everything to her.
15-year-old Tamil refugee Bhovana Nishanthini Lombert with her parrots Bhovana says that she loves the parrots as much as her family. So devoted is the teenager to her feathered friends that she was willing to take them and nothing else in the arduous journey by sea from war-torn Sri Lanka to a refugee camp in the south of India. Read on…
From coast to coast an influx of exotic parakeets is bringing eye-popping color and ear-popping chatter to even the coldest locales. At the same time, these imports are raising all sorts of questions about their environmental and economic costs. Read on…
Flocks of bright green parrots that drown out traditional birdsong with piercing squawks are becoming a familiar sight—and sound—in Britain, according to a new study. Read on…
By Sean Coughlan,BBC News education
The number of wild parrots living in England is rising at 30% per year, says an Oxford University research project. Read on…
After the successful Year of the Kingfisher in 2002 and the Great Bittern in 2003 we have now arrived at the year of the outsider in Dutch avifauna; the Ring-necked parakeet. We do not know much about this stranger who broke free and settled in the big cities of the west of the Netherlands. Where do they breed and how many are there? We do not know because we do not yet have the best method for counting them. According to data in the SOVON broedvogelatlas (breeding bird guide) there should be around 220 breeding pairs in the Netherlands. There are indications however that this is less than the actual number. Read on…
