Thursday
Apr012010
Why City Parrots can help with parrot conservation
Thursday, April 1, 2010 at 8:00
City slickers
Have you spotted them in your area already? Chances are you are closer to a wild parrot than you might have imagined. In the USA and Europe, many major cities have one or two species of parrot living and breeding within their city limits. 10 European capitals, for example, hold psittacine populations.
tagged Amazona aestiva - Blue-fronted Amazon, Amazona vittata - Puerto Rican Amazon, Aratinga jandaya - Jenday conure, Cacatua sulphurea - Lesser Sulphur Crested Cockatoo, Enicognathus leptorhynchus - Slender-billed parakeet, Guaruba guaruba - Golden conure, Myiopsitta monachus - Monk Parakeet, Psittacula krameri - Ring-necked Parakeet | in By City Parrots, Research, Urban parrots