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And a little American-or-wherever-centric maybe? (Anonymous Coward) 129.199.159.143 (talk) 06:56, 14 January 2008 (UTC)

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  • Budgerigar Feral Budgerigars have existed since the 1940s in the St Petersburg, Florida area of the United States, but have decreased since the early 1980s. Colder than normal winter temperatures in some years and increased competition from European Starlings appear to be the main reasons for the declining population.{{Fact|date=August 2007}}
  • Alexandrine Parakeet Often flocking with the naturalized P. krameri populations in Belgium and England are smaller populations of Alexandrine Parakeets (Psittacula eupatria).{{Fact|date=August 2007}}
  • Monk Parakeet (Quaker Parakeet} Populations of the Monk Parakeet (Myiopsitta monachus) have established themselves in many areas of the United States and Spain.{{Fact|date=August 2007}}
  • Many states in the U.S. have now enacted laws banning some of the above species & most particularly monk (aka quaker) Parakeet/Parrot from being sold, bred, or kept as pets.{{Fact|date=August 2007}}
  • [Rose-ringed Parakeets] are believed (and in some cases documented{{Fact|date=December 2006}}) to have descended from escaped or released pets.

Please don't return any of this information to the article without a citation--BirgitteSB 19:12, 3 June 2008 (UTC)