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The Rose-ringed Parakeets of Heidelberg

10,000 Birds

This article is about the parrots we have, not the ones we wish we had. Yes, Germany has parrots, or parakeets to be more precise. It is commonly kept in captivity and has therefore established many feral populations world-wide originating from escaped / released cage birds. A Birdy New Year! Because we never have had.

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Collaborative list – December 2019

10,000 Birds

Gray Parrot – Psittacus erithacus. Meyer’s Parrot – Poicephalus meyeri. Brown-hooded Parrot – Pyrilia haematotis. White-crowned Parrot – Pionus senilis. Red-crowned Parrot – Amazona viridigenalis. Red-lored Parrot – Amazona autumnalis. They came home exhausted.

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