How Do Introduced Parrots Thrive In Cities?
Are parrots competing with native bird species for essential resources or are they living in unexploited ecological spaces?
Adult male rose-ringed parakeet (Psittacula krameri) resting on a tree branch. (Credit: Siegfried Poepperl, via Pexels)
Some of you may have read my recent piece where I shared a study that reports that native trees better support urban native birds than exotic tree species do (read it here). That study may have made you wonder whether introduced exotic species are always a threat to native biodiversity?
