10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Wing-barred Seedeater was formerly a common sight on Tobago but intensive trapping for the pet trade has extirpated the species from that island. These birds had much smaller bills and were clearly a different species: Rusty-margined Flycatcher I couldn’t even think of going birding anywhere in South America and not see a Roadside Hawk.

Guyana 205

Guyana Parrots Birds South America 205

10,000 Birds

APRIL 18, 2011

There is a population of large green and red parrots in New York City? Mitred Parakeets are popular pets, commonly known as Mitred Conures. from South America. JFK Airport was a major hub for the importation of wildlife for the pet trade, and it is likely that birds escaped from quarantine during this period.

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New York City New York Los Angeles South America 226

10,000 Birds

JULY 21, 2014

But it is most probable that the birds are released or escaped pets. The question is why these natives of rural areas in southern South America (east of the Andes) have been so spectacularly successful in establishing their colonies. There are a lot of pet psittacines out there that escape or are released.

Chicago 209

Chicago New York City New York Illinois 209

10,000 Birds

MARCH 18, 2011

Found throughout South America in ever-dwindling numbers these extremely beautiful birds – threatened by habitat destruction and collection for the wild bird trade – are often difficult to see and hard to find. Scarlet Macaw Ara macao.

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Peru Parrots 2011 South America 255

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 30, 2012

Recently a Fork-tailed Flycatcher was reported from a park in San Francisco, a long ways away from its home in Central and South America. Whydahs have been known further south in California for a number of years, and have (unsurprisingly) also been misidentified for Fork-tailed Flycatcher down there.

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San Francisco San Diego Connecticut South America 173

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 25, 2011

crossing the Carribean and winding up in South America? But many people who live closely with animals, whether as some of the more open-minded researchers or your average pet owners, have always been well aware that this simply isn’t true. Can you imagine doing this when you are a couple of months old?

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Emotional Science Birds Mammals 216