Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Status of the rose-ringed parakeet Psittacula krameri in Lisbon, Portugal

  • Short Communication
  • Section Zoology
  • Published:
Biologia Aims and scope Submit manuscript

Abstract

Of all alien parrots, the rose-ringed parakeet Psittacula krameri is the most successful invasive species, with established populations in at least 35 countries. This paper reports a study, conducted from March to August 2015, on the population size in Lisbon (Portugal) using roost counts. We found only one important roost for this parrot in Campo Grande, where a maximum of 644 individuals were counted in July. The recorded information suggests that this species has increased considerably since the last counts done. The present status of this species in the city may lead to a further expansion into new nearby areas.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

References

  • Equipa Atlas. 2008. Atlas das Aves Nidificantes em Portugal (1999-2005). Instituto da Conservação da Natureza e da Biodiversidade„ Sociedade Portuguesa para o Estudo das Aves, Parque Natural da Madeira e Secretaria Regional do Ambiente e do Mar. Assirio & Alvim, Lisboa, 590 pp. ISBN: 978-972-37-1374-9

    Google Scholar 

  • Braun M. 2007. Welchen Einfluss hat die Gebäudedämmung im Rahmen des EU-Klimaschutzes auf die Brutbiologie tropischer Halsbandsittiche (Psittacula krameri) im gemäßigten Mitteleuropa? Ornithologische Jahreshefte für Baden-Württemberg 23 2: 87–104.

    Google Scholar 

  • Braun M. & Wink M. 2013. Nestling development of ringnecked parakeets (Psittacula krameri) in a nest box population. The Open Ornithology Journal 6: 9–24. DOI: https://doi.org/10.2174/1874453201306010009]

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Butler C.J. 2003. Population Biology of the Introduced Roseringed- parakeet (Psittacula krameri) in the U.K. PhD thesis. Edward Grey Institute of Field Ornithology, Department of Zoology, University of Oxford, 312 pp.

    Google Scholar 

  • Casagrande D. & Beissinger S.R. 1997. Evaluation of four methods for estimating parrot population size. Condor 99 2: 445–457. DOI: https://doi.org/10.2307/1369951

    Google Scholar 

  • DAISIE 2015. 100 of the worst invasive species in Europe. https://doi.org/www.europe-aliens.org (accessed 09.05.2015)

    Google Scholar 

  • Khan H.A. 2002. Diurnal rythms of the Rose-ringed parekeet (Psittacula krameri) in daylight hours in its communal roost. Online Journal of Biological Sciences 2 8: 551–553. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3923/jbs.2002.551.553

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Keijl G.O. 2001. Ring-necked parakeets (Psittacula krameri) in Amsterdam, 1976–2000. Limosa 74 1: 29–32.

    Google Scholar 

  • Kolar C.S. & Lodge D.M. 2001. Progress in invasion biology: Predicting invaders. Trends Ecol. Evol. 16 4: 199–204. DOI: doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/S0169-5347(01)02101-2

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Matias R. 2002. Aves exóticas que nidificam em portugal continental. Instituto da Conservaçąo da Natureza and Sociedade Portuguesa para o Estudo das Aves, Lisboa, 110 pp. ISBN: 972-775-070-2

    Google Scholar 

  • Matias R. 2008. Censos de Periquito-rabijunco (Psittacula krameri) no Jardim da Estrela, Lisboa [Monthly counts of ring-necked parakeets (Psittacula krameri) at Jardim da Estrela, Lisbon]. Airo 18: 24–28.

    Google Scholar 

  • Matias R. 2009–2010. Aves exóticas em Portugal: anos de 2005–2008 [Non-native birds in Portugal in 2005–2008]. SPEA Anuário Ornitológico 7: 95–108.

    Google Scholar 

  • Matias R. 2011. Aves exóticas em Portugal: anos de 2009–2010 [Non-native birds in Portugal in 2009 and 2010]. SPEA Anuário Ornitológico 8: 94–104.

    Google Scholar 

  • Neo M.L. 2012. A review of three alien parrots in Singapore. Nature in Singapore 5: 241–248.

    Google Scholar 

  • R Core Team 2016. R: A language and environment for statistical computing. R Foundation for Statistical Computing, Vienna, Austria. URL https://doi.org/www.R-project.org

    Google Scholar 

  • Sala O.E., Chapin III F.S., Armesto J.J., Berlow E., Bloomfield J., Dirzo R., Huber-Sanwald E., Huenneke L.F., Jackson R.B., Kinzig A., Leemans R., Lodge D.M., Mooney H.A., Oesterheld M., Poff N.L., Sykes M.T., Walker B.H., Walker M. & Wall D.H. 2000. Global biodiversity scenarios for the year 2100. Science 287 5459: 1770–1774. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1126/science.287.5459.1770

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Schäckermann J., Weiss N., von Wehrden H. & Klein A.M. 2014. High trees increase sunflower seed predation by birds in an agricultural landscape of Israel. Front. Ecol. Evol. 2: article 35. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2014.00035.

  • Strubbe D. & Matthysen E. 2007. Invasive ring-necked parekeets Psittaculla krameri in Belgium: habitat selection and impact on native birds. Ecography 30 4: 578–588. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.0906-7590.2007.05096.x

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Strubbe D. & Matthysen E. 2009. Establishment success of invasive ring-necked and monk parakeets in Europe. J. Biogeogr. 36 12: 2264–2278. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2699.2009.02177.x

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Thabethe V., Thompson L.J., Hart L.A., Brown M. & Downs C.T. 2013. Seasonal effects on the thermoregulation of invasive Rose-ringed parakeets (Psittacula krameri). J. Therm. Biol. 38 8: 553–559. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtherbio.2013.09.006

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Westphal M.I., Browne M., MacKinnon K. & Noble I. 2008. The link between international trade and the global distribution of invasive alien species. Biological Invasions 10 (4): 391–398. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-007-9138-5

    Article  Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Molecular Biology, University Pablo de Olavide, Carretera Utrera, km. 1, 41013, Sevilla, Spain

    Álvaro Luna

  2. Department of Conservation Biology, Estación Biológica de Doñnana, Calle Américo de Vespucio, s/n, 41092, Sevilla, Spain

    Álvaro Luna

  3. CIBIO — Research Center in Biodiversity and Genetic Resources/InBIO, University of Porto, Campus Agrário de Vairão, Rua Padre Armando Quintas, nuo 7 Vairão, Portugal

    Miguel Monteiro & Luís Reino

  4. CEABN/InBIO, Centro de Ecologia Aplicada “Professor Baeta Neves”, Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Universidade de Lisboa, Tapada da Ajuda, 1349-017, Lisboa, Portugal

    Miguel Monteiro & Luís Reino

  5. Department of Evolutionary Ecology, Estación Biológica de Doñnana, Calle Américo de Vespucio, s/n, 41092, Sevilla, Spain

    Elsa Asensio-Cenzano

Authors
  1. Álvaro Luna
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. Miguel Monteiro
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  3. Elsa Asensio-Cenzano
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  4. Luís Reino
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to Luís Reino.

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Check for updates. Verify currency and authenticity via CrossMark

Cite this article

Luna, Á., Monteiro, M., Asensio-Cenzano, E. et al. Status of the rose-ringed parakeet Psittacula krameri in Lisbon, Portugal. Biologia 71, 717–720 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1515/biolog-2016-0083

Download citation

  • Received:

  • Accepted:

  • Published:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/biolog-2016-0083

Key words

Search

Navigation