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The Parakeets of London England.
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There are wild parakeets living in London England. Since the ring necked parakeet is native to India there must be a story behind their presence.  No one knows exactly what it is, but there are theories.  All involve a small number of birds being released, but there are many birds in London now.

https://www.express.co.uk/news/nature/13...-in-London

None of the stories explain why there are feral parrots in other places in England.


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feral_para...at_Britain


Nothing explains why their are feral parrot populations around the world.

https://www.herebird.com/feral-parrots/

Parrots just seem to have adapted and settled in all over the world.
They are funny, intelligent colourful  little birds and they are doing well every where they get established. 
The danger is that they will push out local wild birds. They will not fill the niche that the local wild birds have in the ecosystem. This could negatively impact how the ecosystem functions. We won't  know their impact until  it has already happened. It would be better if they were not living in vast numbers in cities around the world.  I do not know how this is going to work out.
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We have ringnecked parrots they're a medium sized bird not as big as cockatoos and very noisy,ours are getting pretty old now they're like a watchdog very territorial if anyone walks in our backyard animal or person they screech at them,they have to have a balanced diet of fruit and seeds or they suffer from health problems.
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I wonder how they are managing in all the different cities around the world. It sounds like they need to be looked after. Some of the places they live are cold in the winter and the food would be scarce.

They are a pretty looking bird. How long have you had yours. Do they live a long time.
It figures that they would be noisy. Can you imagine a city with hundreds of them. It must be very loud.

I couldn't find anything about parrots in Canadian cities. Our winters would be too much for them.
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