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- Title
A radiotelemetry study of habitat use by the exotic Ring-necked Parakeet Psittacula krameri in Belgium.
- Authors
Strubbe, Diederik; Matthysen, Erik
- Abstract
Little is known about the foraging ecology of invasive bird species in Europe. We used radio-telemetry to assess home-ranges of breeding male Ring-necked Parakeets in Brussels. Results indicate that parakeets primarily forage in parks and gardens while avoiding forests. This can probably be explained by the higher food availability in anthropogenic habitats and fits a general pattern that invasive species generally select heavily altered environments.
- Subjects
BRUSSELS (Belgium); BELGIUM; RADIO telemetry; BUDGERIGAR behavior; FORAGING behavior; HABITATS
- Publication
Ibis, 2011, Vol 153, Issue 1, p180
- ISSN
0019-1019
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1474-919X.2010.01074.x