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Rose-ringed parakeet

Psittacula krameri

Photo by Kulifeld
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Description:

Lovely flock of rose-ringed parakeets (an invasive species) feasting on beech nuts in the Park de Tervuren.

Notes:

The Rose-ringed Parakeet has established feral populations in India and a number of European cities. There are stable populations in Florida and California, United States. Small populations are also found in Tehran, Iran (mostly concentrated in the northern parts of city).

Feral Indian Ringnecks also occur in Great Britain. The largest population of several thousand birds reside around south London, Surrey and Berkshire.

Smaller populations occur around Margate and Ramsgate, Kent, and Studland, Dorset).

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PublishedJuly 30, 2014

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