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Posted by Bob Kelley on 15:14:14 12/08/05
In Reply to: Monk Parakeets posted by Janette Pearson
Monk Parakeets have been in south Florida for many, many years. I know of no major impact that they have had on the environment or of any species that they have replaced. They are essentially the only parrot that builds its own nest. In Argentina they are considered a crop pest, and you can be fined for allowing them to nest on your property,
but I know of no similar problems with them here.
I often see them grazing on the ground eating seeds I assume. I am not sure what else they eat.
Check the Audubon Christmas Count records for the Dade County CBC(it was started in 1970) and the Broward CBC to get an idea of when they started showing up in the wild. They were(and maybe still are) a favorite cage bird.
Bob Kelley
Tropical Audubon Society
RKelley@math.miami.edu
: I am a student at Nova Southeastern University. I am doing a research project on Monk Parakeets. I am looking for information on their impact on the environment. Does anyone know if the monks have replaced a species. Have they interupted any ecological niches?
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