Hi Joy and birders
I hope 'older' subscribers will forgive the necessary
repetition.
Yes the Psittacula parrots you and others have reported
recently (Ring-necked/Rose-ringed Parakeets P.krameri,
Alexandrine Parakeet P. eupatria, hybrids between these two
and ? other species) are lovely birds. But they need to be
returned to captivity as soon as possible.
P. krameri has gone feral in England, taking over nesting
hollows from other birds. And in Barcelona I was amazed to
see this June that it is the most numerous bird in the city
after the feral pigeon, house sparrow and common swift.
It could spread rapidly here to the disadvantage of native
birds and ecosystems.
The following Australian article, which I have not read,
says it is a concern for farmers too.
Hammad Ahmad Khan. (1998).
Rose-ringed Parakeet, Psittacula krameri, a serious threat
to agriculture. Eclectus 5: 39-41.
Michael Norris
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