Florida's Exotic Wildlife. Species detail.
First year: 1985
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: 1 county
At least 10 years, 6 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
Peru, Bolivia, and Argentina. It is widespread in Miami, Dade
County, in small numbers, where it sometimes breeds in dead royal
palms in suburban areas (Florida BBA). The sightings in Florida are
escaped caged birds.
Habitats: Central or core
urban area.
| County |
First Year |
Extirpated Year |
Breeding status |
Notes |
| Alachua |
2000 |
|
Not reported breeding |
1 present for 3 years (Pranty 2000b) |
| Broward |
1980's |
|
Not reported breeding |
(B. Pranty, 2001 unpublished data) |
| Dade |
1985 |
|
At least 10 years |
Reported confirmed breeding (Florida BBA 1986-91) |
| Monroe |
1990's |
|
Not reported breeding |
|
| Pinellas |
1994 |
|
Not reported breeding |
|
| Saint Johns |
1991 |
|
Not reported breeding |
St. Augustine (Florida BBA 1986-9) |
| Sarasota |
1990's |
|
Not reported breeding |
|
References
Pranty, B. 1995c. Field observations [winter
report: December 1994-February 1995]. Florida Field Naturalist
23:77-86.
Pranty, B. 2000b. Field observations [spring
report: March to May 2000]. Florida Field Naturalist
28:204-215.
Pranty, B., and S. Epps. In preparation. The exotic
parrot fauna of Broward County.
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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