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I have showed these Ring-necked parakeets (Psittacula
krameri) already before,
but never together or in front of a potential breeding
place like the way i found them here near the rhine.
There are approx. 200 parakeets that live and breed in parks in cologne.
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The Ringnecked Parakeet(Psittacula krameri), also
known as the Rose-ringed Parakeet, is a gregarious
tropical parakeet species that is popular as a pet. Its
scientific name commemorates the Austrian naturalist
Wilhelm Heinrich Kramer.
This non-migrating species is one of few parrot species
that have successfully adapted to living in 'disturbed
habitats', and in that way withstood the onslaught of
urbanisation and deforestation. In the wild, this is a
noisy species with an unmistakable squawking call.
As is the case with all Psittacula (Afro-Asian
Ringnecked Parakeet) species, the Rose-ringed Parakeet
is sexually dimorphic. The adult male sports a black
neck-ring and pink nape-band while the hen and immature
birds of both sexes either show no neck rings, or
display shadow-like pale to dark grey neck-rings and
light (lighter coloured than surroundings) nape-bands.
The Rose-ringed Parakeet has established feral
populations in India, a number of European cities,
South Africa and Japan. There are also apparently
stable populations in the USA in Florida and
California, and a small but self-sustaining population
Tehran, Iran, mostly concentrated in the northern parts
of city.
The European populations became established during the
mid to late 20th Century from introduced and escaped
birds. There are two main population centres in
Britain: the largest is based around south London,
Surrey and Berkshire, and by 2005 consisted of many
thousands of birds. A smaller population occurs around
Margate and Ramsgate, Kent. Elsewhere in Britain,
smaller feral populations have established from time to
time (e.g., at Studland, Dorset, Kensington Gardens,
and South Manchester).
In the Netherlands and Belgium, there exist a network
of feral populations numbering 5-6000 each in urbanized
areas. In Germany, these birds are found along the
Rhine in all major urban areas between Neuss/Düsseldorf
and Heidelberg, and in the northeast of Hamburg. Other
populations are found around Paris and in Barcelona.
[from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rose-ringed_Parakeet]
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Kameramodell Canon EOS 40D
Aufnahmedatum/-zeit 06.05.2008 08:40:09
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