From the Wild to Miami: The Parrot Invasion Story | Wild to Know
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Parrots have become a regular sight across Miami - they’re unofficial mascots of the city’s vibrant culture. Red-masked, blue-crowned, and monk parakeets are just some of the species brightening the urban landscape.
But parrots aren’t native to Florida, and these feathered residents are actually exotic pets turned feral. What started Miami’s parrot invasion? And how does it impact the local ecosystem? Can birds like parakeets coexist alongside species native to South Florida? We check out this colorful story and meet some researchers trying to tackle the problem.
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We actually have native parrots and parakeets here in South Africa. But the ones that became "feral" from previously being pets are cockateels and budgies.
Yes my aunt have one of It
Yes I saw some today in Edgewater and got so excited!!!
There are feral parrots living in swarms in several cities in Germany. In GERMANY!!
All animals that ever existed were once invaders prior to speciation.
Also it's worth noting that some of these parrots are endangered in their native range
I'm with you in disagreeing with that type of thinking. Those species could cause a native species to go extinct.
@13ased_AmericanWell, considering that we drove the Carolina parakeet to extinction, they’re filling the niche left in their absence too.
@13ased_Americanyes
@13ased_Americannot really since they are still dangerous but unless they can become like Eurasian tree sparrows in the Philippines
@@beaujac311well we can introduce a predator of parrots which can help their population to stay in control
I wouldn't call it an invasion, they're reclaiming their land. Happy to see animals adapt to the cities. 🎉
Yes. Parrots used to be native to southern USA before they were wiped out by farmers. Carolina parakeet.
I live in Miami and no animal bothers me. rather on the contrary I enjoy his presence.
Why would they bother u!? They try to stay away from u😅
Well I went to Miami once. I liked the weather and decided to stay. Thankfully no one wanted to get rid of me. Let the poor parrots stay.
Don't let people from Miami know you're not an OG from there. We're starting to get pretty hostile to outsiders nowadays 😂
I am wondering how Florida's Ecosystems and wildlife will look like within 30 years
Yes, it will be very interesting to see it
The hardiest of native species will have to coexist with adaptable invaders. And those invaders will eventually fill in the roles of some of the native species, which can have some negative effects if it goes badly.
Hopefully there can be a balance between the species. The damage has already been done, so it's best to do the best we can with what we're given to support the ecosystem.
I imagine they'll be busy adapting to the encroaching ocean. Or moving north with the warmer weather.
They are very adaptable little creatures so the chances are high they move up north 🦜
I can only agree with this part "the damage has been done".
When I lived in Long Beach, California in the 1990's there were a few small flocks of cherry head conures and other wild types flying around. People started feeding them also.
They’re so adorable
I welcome this adorable invasion.
I feed my parrots avocados all the time they love them!
Hi @BIGLON-cf1ul! Which parrots do you have?
Southern California also has multiple flocks of feral parrots some from mexico that are endangered are actually thriving in so cal
White people are also not native to North America, I don't see any you tubers talking about that ;)
Let these parrots live their life, stop interfering in everything.
I agree wholeheartedly
A magnificent sight.
Sun conures are the closest living relatives to the extint carolina parrotkeet that used to fill most of south and central united states
it is complicated to tell if an introduced species is invasive or not
Yeah sometimes it is but it’s very clear that the parrots in Florida are invasive
Honestly, i think there needs to be a very strong and very comprehensive system that weeds out humans who cannot and should never be allowed to own pets.
Ecosystems and ‘native’ populations have changed and adapted regionally for millennia and they will continue to do so, it’s called nature.
‘Ferrell’ is a human concept…
we should catch and ship these parrots back to where they are originally from like reverse poaching
Could do more harm than good, the non-native Parrots in Florida etc, now carry different bacterias, parasites and pathagins than the birds in the homeland, so returning the birds from Florida to wherever there native range could result in the death of the birds already living there.
Love it
NYC has a few colonies of monk parrots too I just some flying together in Bronx about 30 or more
We caused the extinction of the native Carolina Parakeet by destroying the cranebrakes for farmland. Welcome back to America parrots!
You can heat them in the trees here in North Carolina, but you won't see them.
In india these parrot cost hundred of dollars if you wanna get one!
if only Florida leave the python alone, the rate of the wild birds will go down
The Carolina Parakeet was native to North America. It went extinct in 1918 because of humans.
Some get it all, we only see crows, thousands of them
Wild parrot flocks in Miami were not a thing until after Hurricane Andrew in 1992. Many people lost their pets when their houses were destroyed. Miraculously many of the birds survived the storm and ever since then the parrots have multiplied. I'm surprised this fact was not mentioned in the video. I'm a Miami native. I love to hear them fly over or congregate in the palm trees of a parking lot. Today 2 green parakeets came to my bird feeder in the suburbs.
Parrots were popular in Miami since the 50's, Monk Parakeets were already building colonies way bafore Andrew and yes the Huracan did allow more parrots (and pythons) in to the wild, but it was not the beginning of the problem.
The zoo lost a crap ton of birds thinking their outdoor Avery was hurricane proof
Respectfully, that's inaccurate. I remember wild parrots since I was born in the early 80s. I'm sure lots more escaped due to Andrew though.
You’re mostly correct but also Miami was the major port for importation of tropical birds from South America and when hurricane Andrew hit it tore up many of the import facilities and thousands of birds escaped into the wild
Something similar happened in Phoenix when a bad monsoon storm hit an aviary which held hundreds of lovebirds (who are native to Africa) back In the 90s. Today these lovebirds are still multiplying and thriving to this day.
"Parrots are not native of north america" Last I checked, México was part of North America. There are a lot of parrots there
Also Central America is a region within North America.
And in Texas they are a native and protected species
We had parrots in the US as well
This is a political propaganda video
@@andrewbowlgarte4738 No. Some of the birds released into Miami were from Mexico for sure, but the majority were not. When a bird from a different ecosystem & adapted to another environment enters a new place, it could likely be invasive. That's inevitable. However, the video also acknowledged that biologists conserving the everglades believe the birds are "likely not invasive or bad for the environment." Adding a new species into an ecosystem *always* has lasting effects and changes, which are usually negative. A variety of new parrot species *is* going to change up creature relationships and the ecosystem, but in this case, it's probably not negative. Don't call something political propaganda as soon as you hear it mention any phrase used in conservation.
So instead of pigeons, in typical Miami fashion, they have a parrot problem. No dull grey birds, but bright and colourful. 😂
When you put it like this 😅 but are pigeons even real? 👀 th-cam.com/video/LfdbMeXbsD8/w-d-xo.html
We have pigeons too
@13ased_American Nature will endure and eventually adapt to human presence and interference of the environment. Humanity is pushing the need for Nature to adapt rapidly to our progress as a species
Lol, you need to look up pigeons if you think they are all dull grey birds! Nothing beats the Nicobar pigeon for colour. The fruit doves are quite fancy too.
Actually pigeons have a wide array of colours too here we have brown spotted pigeons and red ones living alongside the grey and white ones
Unwanted ,but most beautiful invasion
They are indeed gorgeous!
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. You never miss what you have got until it is gone.
I have to disagree about parrots not being native to North America..up until the beginning of the last century, the Carolina parakeet/conure inhabited the woodlands north of Florida until they were wiped out by hunters
That’s exactly what I was thinking, They are filling a gap, reminds me of the introduction of non native night herons to Bermuda to fill the gap of the extinct native night heron.
I once read that the Carolina parakeet was brought to excitation by the introduction of European Honey bee which likes the same kind of location for their nests.
We also have the red-crowned parrot which still exists. They're border birds...they fly over fences between Mexico and the USA.
@@sergioandrade8735 they were killed because they competed with the settlers over their crops.
They have the Quaker/ monk parakeets in New York City and Chicago. I think those were harsher climates to get used too.
Actually two species of parrot are native to the US, the extinct Carolina parrot and the endangered Thickbill parrot. North America includes Mexico as well and they also have 7 native parrot species.
The Quaker parrots have made their homes in NY too. They escaped when their crate broke in JFK airport and has since adapted to life with the weather
Years ago there was a big group of them that nested in a tree in Pennsylvania and it collapsed because they had put so much weight on it. I used to have Quakers and at the time I wanted to see about taking some of the chicks.Somehow I always end up with Quakers. Ive had at least 3 different pairs and the last time I bought them from a breeder I got babies.
I suspect they haven't settled in upstate NY. I live NE of Syracuse and it would be great to see some of them. But, the weather is very cold in the winter and we get on average about 6-10 feet of snow each season.
I never knew there were so many parrots that lived wild in Florida.
Crazy, right?! But in Germany it happened the same: th-cam.com/video/qssVCUHreIA/w-d-xo.html
I had some idea. My childhood home is right by some electrical towers, where a colony of little green parrots had set up a nesting site.
Damn, were they noisy!
Oh yes. The monk parrots are everywhere in south Florida.
He is wrong. There was a Carolina parrot that went extinct in the early 1800s as I remember. They were said to fly in Huge flocks from the Carolinas to Florida to Texas.
@@Thoralmirwhen I was smaller I used to live in a apartment complex near Westland mall there was also some electrical towers near . I would only see green parrots there 100’s and 100’s of parrots
Actually parrots are native to North America. We had one called the Carolina parakeet until it was hunted into extinction. These birds are just replacing the hole that these ones had all across the United States. African Greys and Love birds in Arizona also come to mind as the perfect environment for them since they originate from harsh African climates.
Were. They were native but no longer
@@src3360Mexico is part of North America and there are still native parrots there.
@@mikeycbaby
Does the Carolina parakeet live in Mexico?
The thick-billed parrot is another that was native to the U.S. & Mexico but now is found just in Mexico.
And Australia…
Parrot are not native of north america
Carolina parakeet : so now you're spitting on my grave as if burying me wasn't enough.
Parrots are native to North America
I live in South Florida and I love the parrots. I love watching them it's what makes Florida...Florida❤❤❤
Best invasion ever.
*five parrots liked your comment 🦜
That's not the feelings of the native birds.
@@terramater I notice how you only reply to comments approving of these birds. This, plus your bias in the video, proves this video is as much misinformation as it seems. These birds *are not* good for Miami no matter how much the residents enjoy them, because they outcompete native birds and kill off the native population. In your video, you manage to find the GALL to say "That's because the parrot invasion in Miami has gone way beyond just ecological matters," which couldn't be more Wrong. Nothing goes beyond ecological matters. Humans *aren't* more important than the earth. We're *not* so far above the ecosystem that we can just bend it to our will and add whatever we'd like to it - we can't, and that's a fact, your desires won't change nature. If we did, the earth would be in much worse shambles than it is now. We can fix it, but not if people like you act as if invasive species don't exist.
Hi @@jickles5078, we appreciate your concerns and agree that invasive species are indeed an important issue. The purpose of our videos is not to glorify or encourage the introduction of invasive species, but to highlight their presence and the reasons behind it. The rise of parrots in Miami, in fact, is largely due to them being kept as pets and later set free, which contributes to a problematic and often unregulated pet trade. We've touched upon this in a different video too: th-cam.com/video/64yh2Phq50E/w-d-xo.html Balancing the love for these birds with the disrupt they cause to the indigenous ecosystem is indeed a delicate issue that needs careful consideration.
@jickles5078 this mf really said GALL 💀
If they were snakes, people wouldn't think twice about just "getting rid of" them
That's because humans, like monkeys and apes, are weary of snakes and can spot them slithering faster than any other animal.
Parrots unlike invasive snakes won't eat the children. LOL
Agreed!
Definitely, we are all too quick to accept invasive birds, but go rabid at the thought of invasive reptiles
(Both invasives are bad obviously)
@@apocalypse487Thats not true
Some wariness is natural, but much of our fear is also learned, children growing up in pro-snake, or just snake neutral cultures often approach these reptiles with curiosity and respect rather than fear. We are more than the sum of our evolutionary instincts.
Fear of the way snakes move is also as much learned as it is natural. And btw, snakes are not faster than any other animal, some move very fast and others very very slow, some are easy to spot others are nearly impossible to see even by experts. They are a wonderfully diverse group
Its the same with the hippos in Columbia
Wouldn't the Parrots eventually replace the role the Carolina Parakeet used to have before going extinct?
They are not the same birds, just because they are both parakeets. The Carolina parakeets was a part of the native ecosystem it was naturally adaptive to this climate.
More likely, the Monk Parakeet could take on thats role.
@@Darknimbus3 They only survive in big cities because of bird feeders. Out from the bigger cities they do not thrive.
It’s an interesting question, which would need to be evaluated & answered by professionals in this area, such as Ornithologists and Wildlife Ecologists who specialize in South Florida’s ecology.
No the answer is no Carolina parakeets played a very specific role in the ecosystem that these invasive parrots can’t replace
Leave them in peace and let them live and breed.
They add to the beauty of the green belts and zones
Parrots aren't feral (domesticated animals which are now living in the wild), they are wild animals. Unlike many other animals we call pets, parrots do not fall into the definition of "domesticated". Beyond that, this video was very informative and very well put together. Thank you!
Thank you for watching it!
tbh parrots dont really need to be domesticated
I dunno man, I have a parrot that seems to be quite domesticated (medium sulfur crested cockatoo). She's not really interested in other birds.
At what point is an animal considered domesticated ? And who decides which species are wild and which are domesticated?
Parrots can live 100 years, so it's highly likely that some of Florida's Parrots are indeed domesticated birds, as in, they were the ones who escaped from their owners.
there used to be parrots in the usa before colonization. there were tons of birds that went extinct infact. so they are basically just being reintroduced into the north american environment. unfortunately not the orginal but still cool.
The Carolina Parakeet
Hi Tony, the problem is the local species that are not used to them and now are having a hard time to live together with them :(
@@terramater so very true. unfortunately many people get pets thinking its easy and then give them away or release them.
While it may temporarily displace some species in the long term it may actually have a net positive as it has the function of replacing the lost Carolina Parakeet, in the same way that reintroduction of wolves did to Yellowstone.
The Carolina parakeet is an extinct specie.
None of the actual specie have the same behaviour and ecological niche.
Thats like reintroducing malaysian bear to replace grizzlies.
It's interesting that we hear about the reduction in wild parrots in South America due to the pet trade, yet here in America, Florida in particular, they're abundant!
Glad the parrots are in Miami and our city in Northern CA. Sorry if a few hundred parrots can't co-mingle in a city as big Miami or the vast Everglades. And,....how are we to say these parrots never were native to Florida? Perhaps 1000, 2000, 3000 years ago there were numerous varieties, but they died out of migrated south.
South Beach local here! We love those loud parrots! ❤
I have a green Quaker parrot named ollie; when I saw all the quakers I was like aaw… a bunch of little invasive Ollies. Lmao.
I like to think that these feral parrots are filling the void that was left vacant by the extinct Carolina conure.
Hi Jesus!
Interesting thought 🦜
Non native, not feral, the meaning of feral is a Domestic animal that reverted to a wild state, Parrots aren't domesticated animals.
The writing in this episode is terrible though. Repeating sentences, odd structures, etc.
It reads like an AI written script, or someone trying to meet the word minimum on a college paper.
Don't imply that humans are at "fault" for bringing parrots to Florida. We are part of the environment, too. Animals migrate, situations change. We adapt. This has been going on since life began.
Interesting subject matter, but waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay too much fluff, repeating what you've already said over and over again. A lot of the first 5 minutes of the video should've been condensed.
You made it seem so scary, they aren’t skyrocketing in numbers or destroying native habitat. Since Miami and south east Florida is a huge urban area most of the natives that couldn’t handle it have already gone anyway.
Soo your saying the invasive birds pushed out the native ones in the city and outer city limits.
Seams like to me the invasive birds are winning and the native ones are dieing and you are to ignorant to understand that.
We are definitely not ignoring the problem but we still need to highlight it here 🦜
How can you make such an asinine statement? You act as if there is no native species that will be hurt negatively.
@@beaujac311Because so far the parrots aren’t impacting the native wildlife much like the others (i.e. the DAMN IGUANAS, of which I hate with a passion, and the Burmese pythons).
Never ignore a problem . An outsider species is always harmful to a Natural habitat . Because in that habitat , that outsider species don't have to think much about predators because there is no natural one . So now they may not be a problem but who knows what will happen in the next 300 years
Monk parakeets have acclimated and established themselves in the extreme cold winter climate of Connecticut.
Adaptation at work in real time. Even when humanity disrupts the balance of Nature, Nature will find a way to adjust. Because of humans Nature can spread in ways they never could on their own. Whether it's good or bad is debatable, but I think it's simply something Nature has to adapt to, even if some species don't survive the changes.
@@ReiseLukas I don't see it as a bad thing. They call them invasive species because they aren't what we know in our own experience. But, animals migrated all over the globe in different ways millennia ago without human aid.
One 'invasive species' is the pythons in the Everglades. They say they are harmful to native species, but as eggs and young pythons, they are also a food source for raccoons, eagles, alligators and countless other animals. I also doubt the numbers they claim (400,000). When there are python hunting events, all they can find is a few hundred.
I say if an animal can survive in an environment then, over time nature will adapt to accommodate them.
@@Automedon2 exactly
That's so interesting!
I am Brazilian and live in Rio. Every day I hear groups of parakeets over the building I live.
Scientific researches of ornithologists concluded that parrots do not threaten any other indigenous species at all.
Where can I find that research?
Nope
We should re-title this video "US government drops supreme robots in Miami"💀💀💀💀💀
I don’t know why people get aggressive at this topic. It’s important to preserve native species over introduced. Everything is so delicately balanced that one species overwhelming native ones is…not good.?? finding a balance between both is ideal. I hope that becomes the case. I love all the birds 🥲
Good job at coverage as always guys ❤
Well, human species is the worst invasive species anywhere and also does the most harm. 😂
Hi Norja!
Thanks for your insights and for watching our videos! ❤️
@13ased_American Humans are a byproduct of nature just as much as any creature. We are simply a species that has gone a step beyond the other species in nature. If Nature made us it will learn to adapt to us and we're already seeing the signs of that.
The ideal is not to allow those other species to be allowed in in the first place.
@@beaujac311 And yet we allow anyone to cross our borders. If invasive species shouldn't be allowed in why do we allow any foreign people to come in to our nations? Different cultures and beliefs without any conformity to the laws of the nation they move to only divide nations and make any coexistence impossible. Why are we not applying this logic to human beings?
Just let the parrots be. We had parrots forever 😭♾️
They are such beautiful birds 🦜
No, just let the native birds be and quit trying to replace them with a "cuter" bird.
@@beaujac311 Parrots were native to the Americas forever.
Many of these animals went to the USA due to animal trafficking...
I remember going to Miami Beach and there were parrots on top of tall glass building screeching and could hear their echos, an awe experience, makes FL tropical and iconic, along with the iguanas.
Return of the Carolina Parokeet one day :)
Nope
Bird are nearly impossible to clone infortunatly.
So great auk, dodo, Carolina parakeet and passenger pigeon are not to be seen for at least several decade if not an entire century
@@deinsilverdrac8695there is a program to bring the Dodo back. They have made some progress, slow as it is. We may have the Carolina parakeet back in a few decades yet.
@13ased_American
as far as our technology can go, nope, never.
We can't really clone birds, it's too complicated.
maybe in some decade IF we improve our technology.
So this is impossible for now, but there's a small theroical chance that we might one day be able to clone them.
(that doesn't mean we will or that will save them, cloning is not great for gene pool diversity).
To think that Miami was home to the only parrot endemic to North America, the Carolina Parakeet.
You're using the term feral wrong, feral applies to animals that are domesticated and reverted back to a wild state, Domestic dogs, Domestic cats, Domestic pigs, Domestic Chickens, Domestic ducks, Domestic pigeon etc are feral animals, parrots aren't domesticated animals, so they are just escaped/released captive parrots.
Invasive species are a very controversial and very serious issue. With few exceptions (one even being featured in a Terra Mater video years ago - the rosy faced parrots of Arizona), they represent significant risks not just to the environment or native species but also to industry. To agriculture. They can also be threats to humans, depending on the invasive species. That's not even going into the potential biological threats they may introduce like parasites or diseases native species have no resistance to.
That said, do these parrots represent a significant risk? I don't know. Potentially. The Rosy faced parrots I mentioned don't seem to be competing with native species and have even assimilated.
But just be mindful that it's not a simple subject. Look no further than wild pigs and the destruction they cause. Or the common carp. We literally electrify rivers to keep them out of the great lakes because of what a threat they represent. Or the pythons in the everglades killing native species. Even cats are invasive. Cats, when let out of the house, kill A LOT of birds and other native wildlife.
When you combine intelligent birds with dumb humans
There was one native parrot species found in the Carolinas but sadly they are extinct now. They were hunted for their colorful plumage which the feathers were used in women's hats.
That's extremely sad 😢
We call the Monk parakeets catitas 😮 they're EVERYWHERE here 😂
are you located in Miami? 😮
@@terramater Argentina 🇦🇷
en qué parte de argentina?
Florida with its sub tropical climate makes it viable for alot of animals from other areas. I wqs suprised to learn that florida allows for a wide range of pet spieces that other states don't allow. With their mild climate i would think they would be the opposite. Because they are subtropical, pet species that wouldn't servive in the wild anywhere else in the USA can quickly become an invasive species in florida.
Adaptable is an understatement. There are monk parakeets living in the Skyway Bridge in Chicago year round. Definitely one of the best dressed invasive species we have.
Those birds sell for a lot of money, I wonder how many people steal the baby's from the nest and send them to other parts of the country as pets.
Hi Steve!
We have a video about this topic: th-cam.com/video/64yh2Phq50E/w-d-xo.html
The parrot craze in the United States is fortunately over. We emptied out whole forests on many continents and drove many species to extinction then we found out tiny dogs in purses are more fun.
The FIRST I saw of flocks of parrots was after Hurricane Andrew.
Initially the mid-sized green parrots.
Wildlife escaped from the zoo into our neighboods in So Miami.
I'm sure many pets lost their homes as well.
Coconut Grove already had flocks of parakeets.
LOUD!
Just catch them and export them abroad. A lot of these parrots are poached in their homeland anyway. Would be a great way to replace their illegal trade
Adding more birds will not make the illegal trade disappear, Australia should take care of their struggling population and maybe the birds would be left alone, after all most are caught out of necessity, as people have no other options.
@@Phoenix.Sparkles wtf does Australia have to do with any of this?
I remember when I was a child we went to Florida and visited the parrot farms. Today in Los Angeles, we have wild parrots I can always hear them squawking as they flyby my window. This started when a plane at LAX lost their cargo of parrots in the 80’s. Since then they have grown in numbers. But I love parrots. ❤❤
First of all, so far based on our current observations and analysis of the impacts these exotic parrots have in Florida, they are NOT INVASIVE in Florida.
So for you to say they are invasive is most likely wrong as there aren't any strong evidence to suggest these parrots even compete or harm with native species of Florida
I say we should have two more decades of study on these parrots impact to Florida's native biodiversity, if it is negative, they should be removed, if it isn't....well they should stay because why not
There are small green parrots here in Austin too. Blew my mind when I first saw them.
They’re REALLY loud. One of many things that took Miami from a once tropical nice area to a sea of concrete, steel, glass and pavement. We call it the artificial city now.
Interesting video and very well produced. But while I like your accent and you are very easy to listen to, I was distracted by your mispronunciation of several words, especially "plumage". Other words were fiery, southern, tapestry, palette, encompass, and vibe. This is not necessarily a negative for your audience as a whole, and may even be intentional, but I thought I'd let you know. Since you might? want to have a native English speaker check your narration. Best wishes.
Love the video but spreading miss information about parrots taking over Miami isnt cool. you obviously dont live here the human race has ruined so much of Miami with construction .. not the parrots. compare humam construction vs parrots . And 6:17 you say parrots aren't native North America well red and green thick billed parrot is still a native bird to usa . just please do some research before posting videos and there was a Carolina parrot but it's extinct now from the Carolinas
I never understood this fixation with "invasive" species. Plants and animals will migrate. Always have, always will. Habitat loss from development can be much more destructive to ecosystems than some escaped pets or stowaways. Animals don't understand borders or nations. If they can survive somewhere they have as much of a right to be there as us. Things change. We have to deal with it.
Here in brazil we have some native wild parrots species. They use come to the cities to make the nest in the roof of the houses.
Sometimes they destroy almost all the eletric wires in the roof.
they're actually the descendants of parrots lost during hurricane andrew. which you'd know if you were a miami native.
I'd say let it rip, nature will find a way, survival of the fittest; it's just funny how this mirrors the Europeans who migrated and expanded into the new world and displaced the natives, sad but this is evolution, this is nature, to adapt is to thrive, to outcompete is to survive.
The thick-billed parrot would disagree that there are no parrots native to North America, including historically the US. There was also the now extinct Carolina parakeet.
Not only pets but they did escape from the zoos from the bad weather in Miami.
Where I live in Southern California we have hundreds of Mitred Parakeets, noisy, noisy birds.
I have a home in Florida. If the parrots decide to make one of your trees home for a few days they can drive you crazy. They are very noisy!
There was once a parrot that did belong, but it was driven to extinction for shitty hats.
The Carolina Parakeet’s void is just being filled with all of these invasive newcomers.
No these parrots are not the Carolina parakeet
@@unusualcat535 I didn’t think they were, they were just taking the niche they left behind.
Just replace the word "parrot" with "human" when using the phrase "invasive species", and you'll get a more accurate picture of life on earth.
If corny was a person
That has to be the dumbest comment I have ever read….
It should be noted that Monk Parakeets are urban dwellers in their native territories.
The persistence of life is truly an amazing thing.
This video ends with a slightly misleading affirmation. We used have parrots in North America (the Carolina Parakeet) until it was hunted to extinction
There’s also lots of native parrots in southern USA and Mexico
I love parrots myself, i have two caiques ❤
I'll take parrots, and parakeets over city pigeons. Any day.
South Florida to a good part has a tropical climate.
The photography was excellent!
A few mis spoken facts
The new parrot species are filling the ecological niche vacated by the extinct CAROLINA PARAKEET
The native parrot that ranged from New York to the Midwest and Florida
Also it was stated that there are no parrots native to North America
Mexico is part of North America
There are many species of Amazon parrots, conures,parrolets
A search of birds of Mexico will be enlightening
When he was describing the Latin birds I thought he was describing my self and my own Latinos 😂
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good video but we couldn’t find a better narrator lol
Arizona has the love birds of Pheonix ❤
Any effect that parrots have on Florida wildlife is minuscule compared to to the wholesale environmental damage caused by humans.
True that humans / businesses run by humans are causing massive habitat loss in Florida - BUT - this problem of invasive species being released into the wild in Florida is also to a large extent, caused by humans, when people get an exotic pet then decide they don’t want it anymore and simply release it to the wild.
Pythons, parrots, etc.
Sure, maybe some of the invasive species got out into the wild in Florida due to hurricanes impacting zoos & botanical gardens, but a huge portion of them are humans being irresponsible by releasing exotic pets to the wild, leading to invasive species upsetting the balance of the ecosystem.
Humans put the parrots there
One more gang from South America 😂
It's amazing the amount of non native species of animals being released in Florida and the management strategies thereafter.