Masked Lovebird - Agapornis personata
Florida's Nonnative Wildlife. Species detail.
First year: 1986
Extirpated year:
Established status: Species are
present but not confirmed to be breeding. Population persists only
with repeated introductions and/or escapes of individuals.
Estimated Florida range: 2
counties Not reported breeding
Statewide trend: Unknown
status
Threats to natives: Members
of the parrot family carry Newcastle disease, identified in 1971,
which can infect native songbirds, game birds, domestic chickens
and turkeys, and other exotic bird species. The native bird species
can be infected by smuggled exotic birds and birds not properly
quarantined that are released into the wild. This species also
breeds in cavities which might limit the number available to native
cavity nesters.
Species Account: Native to
Tanzania. The sightings in Florida are escaped caged birds.
Habitats: Central or core urban
area.
| County |
First Year |
Extirpated Year |
Breeding status |
Notes |
| Dade |
1986 |
|
Not reported breeding |
|
| Pinellas |
2000 |
|
Not reported breeding |
1 at a Monk Parakeet nest (Pranty 2000b) |
References
Pranty, B. 2000b. Field observations [spring
report: March to May 2000]. Florida Field Naturalist
28:204-215.
Robertson, W. B., and G. E. Woolfenden. 1992.
Florida bird species: an annotated list. Florida Ornithological
Society, Gainesville, Florida, USA.
Stevenson, H. M., and B. H. Anderson. 1994. The
birdlife of Florida. University Press of Florida, Gainesville,
Florida, USA
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