Florida's Exotic Wildlife. Species detail.
First year: 1960's
Extirpated year:
Established status: Species have
populations whose status is unknown.
Estimated Florida range: 3
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: Several
hundred of these birds were illegally imported and then confiscated
in Miami in the late 1960s. Some escaped while they were being
quarantined (Stevenson and Anderson 1994).
Habitats: Central or core
urban area.
| County |
First Year |
Extirpated Year |
Breeding status |
Notes |
| Broward |
1970's |
|
Not reported breeding |
|
| Dade |
1960's |
|
Not reported breeding |
Often seen in flocks of Canary-winged Parakeets. |
| Monroe |
1970's |
|
Not reported breeding |
|
References
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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