Escaped pet parrots pose ‘real problem’ to native New Zealand birds

A rose-ringed parakeet also known as the ring-necked parakeet. The proliferation of pet parrots in the New Zealand wild is bad news many native birds that are already endangered. Photograph: Nicolas Economou/NurPhoto/REX/Shutterstock

A rose-ringed parakeet also known as the ring-necked parakeet. The proliferation of pet parrots in the New Zealand wild is bad news many native birds that are already endangered. Photograph: Nicolas Economou/NurPhoto/REX/Shutterstock

source https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/feb/16/escaped-pet-parrots-pose-real-problem-to-native-new-zealand-birds