Florida's Exotic Wildlife. Species detail.
First year: 1983
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, 5 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.
Species Account: Native to
Ecuador and Peru, where it inhabits forests, savannahs, and towns.
Naturalized flocks occur in San Francisco, California.
Habitats: Central or core
urban area.
| County |
First Year |
Extirpated Year |
Breeding status |
Notes |
| Broward |
1983 |
|
Not reported breeding |
(B. Pranty, 2001 unpublished data) |
| Dade |
1985 |
|
At least 10 years |
Increasing slowly. |
| Monroe |
|
|
Not reported breeding |
|
| Orange |
1991 |
|
Not reported breeding |
|
| Palm Beach |
|
|
Not reported breeding |
|
| Pinellas |
1983 |
|
Not reported breeding |
(Pranty 1995c) |
References
Pranty, B. 1996a . Field observations [winter
report: December 1995- February 1996]. Florida Field Naturalist
24:83-92.
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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