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Common Waxbill (bico de lacre)

Estrilda Astrild

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Description:

Invasive species intruduced in portugal in the 70's,in large numbers,that ocupided a place empty in the eco sistem,super little seeds,of many wild plants that normaly are not used by the portuguese birds,another not problematic case,but is a dangerous thing to do,beautiful birds spread all over the country(at list in the north is in all places)
http://www.google.pt/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=estrilda%20astrild&source=web&cd=…

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Comments (3)
AntónioGinjaGinja
yeap,it's very rare when those kind of introdution go well,it's the only case i know of a good introdution,normaly things go wrong or very wrong,it was a lucky shoot :) in the north there hundreds along the river vallies, in plains every where,very common but the conditions are better in the center and in the south,it's warmer
Ricardo Salgueiro
"ocupided a place empty in the eco sistem" this was something I did not know thanks :) Existem ai muitos no norte? Aqui são aos montes...

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Birds of the World
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Birds of Iberia
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Portugal's Biodiversity
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PublishedJanuary 15, 2012

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