Hodgepodge of some Kern Introduced Species

Common Peafowl (I)

 Pavo cristatus This Asian species is not breeding without the intervention of humans. a flock lives at Hart Park and is sustained through supplemental feeding and natural food sources. The species breeds without benefit of human help.
Red-crowned Parrot Amazona viridigenalis single bird observed 2003 Beale Park

Rose-ringed Parakeet (I)

 Psittacula krameri

700-1000 birds throughout Bakersfield

Successfully naturalized in Bakersfield. Small nesting colonies fly to communal roost each night. See Parrot Project of Bakersfield for details

Senegal Parrot (I)

 Poicephalus senegalus single bird 1st observed 1999 Beale Park
Meyer's Parrot (I) Poicephalus meyeri single bird observed 2001 seen with Rose-ringed Parakeets at Bakersfield roost

Life histories and/or photographs of selected Kern Introduced Species

Kern Introduced Species: plant list with a short introduction to exotic species    Kern Naturalized Animal Checklist    

Bullfrog    Virginia Opossum    Fox Squirrel    ROCK PIGEON    Spotted Dove    Ringed Turtle Dove    Eurasian Collared Dove    Rose-ringed Parakeet    European Starling    House Sparrow    Hodgepodge of introduced Species

 

 

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