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NEWS
Have you seen these
birds in Gauteng?
R
eaders of the Gauteng
Smallholder have
commented on
sightings of small flocks of
beautiful green birds with red
bills and long, tapered tails.
Indeed they have been
identified as Rose-ringed
parakeets, which became
established in South Africa in
the 1970s.
They originated in Southern
Asia and sub-Saharan Africa
and are very noisy, especially
at communal roosts. They are
common in cultivated areas,
urban parks and gardens,
open countryside with trees,
palm trees thickets and open
forests. Breeding: They nest
in natural tree cavities,
enlarged holes made by other
species, in rock crevices, and
on buildings.
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