Florida's Exotic Wildlife. Species detail.
First year: 1984
Extirpated year:
Established status: Species have
populations whose status is unknown.
Estimated Florida range: 1 county
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
Mexico, where it is a forest dweller. The sightings in Florida are
escaped caged birds.
Habitats: Central or core
urban area.
| County |
First Year |
Extirpated Year |
Breeding status |
Notes |
| Broward |
1984 |
|
Not reported breeding |
1 escaped bird reported. |
References
Pranty, B. 1996b. A birder's guide to Florida.
American Birding Association, Inc., Colorado Springs, Colorado,
USA.
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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