Re: Pranty's lesser-known exotics (pp 313-317)


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Posted by Bill Pranty on 19:44:47 05/27/05

In Reply to: Pranty's lesser-known exotics (pp 313-317) posted by Scott Atkinson

Hi Scott,

A 10-year old list of Florida's exotics is bound to be woefully out-dated. An article in the August 2004 issue of _Birding_ updates the status of Florida's exotic avifauna, but here're the species you mentioned:


EXTIRPATED AS BREEDERS (if not entirely gone):

Bean Goose
Mandarin
Gray-necked Woodrail
Sarus Crane
Diamond Dove
Red Lory
Gr Sulphur-cr. Cockatoo
Senegal Parrot
Rueppell's "
Hispaniolan "
Red-lored "
Orange-fronted Parakeet
Brown-throated "
Jungle Myna
Red-capped Cardinal
Chestnut Mannakin
Java Sparrow


PRESENT SOMEWHERE (not necessarily Miami area):

Black Swan
Graylag "
Egyptian "


Note that many other species not listed in my 1996 guide are now present; I recommend that you read the TAS Bird Board archives for the past 6-12 months to see what's around and where they are.


My best regards,

Bill Pranty
Avon Park, Florida



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