Camouflaged Rose-ringed Parakeet (Psittacula krameri )
Near The Gulf Of Mexico
Naples, Florida
USA
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Parakeet photographed while it was eating fruit from a tree.
Native to southern Asia and central Africa, this big, long-tailed parakeet has been very popular as a cage bird all over the world. Apparently it is also very adaptable, because escaped birds have managed to establish feral populations in many regions of the globe.
Most of these are centered around cities, in areas as diverse as Hong Kong, Singapore, Jerusalem, Paris, and London. In the U.S. there are wild flocks around Los Angeles and Bakersfield, California, and around Naples, Florida, with scattered sightings in many other locales.
P. krameri is a common, medium-sized bird found in a variety of forested and other habitats such as light secondary forest, riparian woodland, mangroves, savanna grasslands, open farmlands with scattered trees and parks and gardens in urban areas In its natural range, P. krameri is known to cause considerable agricultural damage.
Due in large part to its popularity as a cage bird, it has succeeded in establishing feral populations almost worldwide, but especially in Europe. Population sizes range from only a few tens of birds to several thousands and although several populations are growing exponentially, the rate of spatial spread seems to be rather. In Europe, P. krameri is known to compete for nesting cavities with native hole-nesting birds. P. krameri is included in the DAISIE list of 100 of the worst invaders in Europe and is considered a pest species in Western Australia. - Wikipedia
Camouflaged Rose-ringed Parakeet (Psittacula krameri )
Near The Gulf Of Mexico
Naples, Florida
USA
Best viewed in Lightbox-
www.flickr.com/photos/42964440@N08/48599163621/in/photost...
Parakeet photographed while it was eating fruit from a tree.
Native to southern Asia and central Africa, this big, long-tailed parakeet has been very popular as a cage bird all over the world. Apparently it is also very adaptable, because escaped birds have managed to establish feral populations in many regions of the globe.
Most of these are centered around cities, in areas as diverse as Hong Kong, Singapore, Jerusalem, Paris, and London. In the U.S. there are wild flocks around Los Angeles and Bakersfield, California, and around Naples, Florida, with scattered sightings in many other locales.
P. krameri is a common, medium-sized bird found in a variety of forested and other habitats such as light secondary forest, riparian woodland, mangroves, savanna grasslands, open farmlands with scattered trees and parks and gardens in urban areas In its natural range, P. krameri is known to cause considerable agricultural damage.
Due in large part to its popularity as a cage bird, it has succeeded in establishing feral populations almost worldwide, but especially in Europe. Population sizes range from only a few tens of birds to several thousands and although several populations are growing exponentially, the rate of spatial spread seems to be rather. In Europe, P. krameri is known to compete for nesting cavities with native hole-nesting birds. P. krameri is included in the DAISIE list of 100 of the worst invaders in Europe and is considered a pest species in Western Australia. - Wikipedia