Just a bit more in the same vein.
Psittacula krameri has successfully colonised cities in the Arabian Gulf.
It can obviously adapt to a range of conditions.
Robert Read
Alice Springs
> Michael Norris
wrote
>
> 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.
>
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