Psittacula krameri

These are often called the rose-ringed parakeet, though many parakeets may not have any ring at all, or their head may be completely pink, or instead of a rosy pink it's a different colour. These birds are not entirely well-known or popular, but they are slightly infamous for having unnatural distributions across the world. Said to be native to both India and African countries, they now inhabit most continents.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWD3xjUFpgQhttps://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/rose-ringed-parakeet Unlike other parrots they are able to cope with the cold (perhaps due to mountainous evolutionary attributes?) and they have survived winters in places like continental Europe and Japan. They also invade more warm climates, such as California and Florida of the U.S and New Zealand.
In Europe they cause problems for local bat populations, as they compete with them for territory and nest cavities. They kill bats. They can also be considered a pest or at least a normal city-bird. They nest in old buildings and trees in parks or telephone poles.https://ebird.org/species/rorpar
== References ==
Category:Parrots
Category:Invasive species