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  1. raymie

    Parrots and Parakeets?

    Yeah, certain parts of Colorado and Wyoming have African Collared-Doves seen with some regularity. No nesting records yet but they're probably nesting and just being overlooked. They're similar to the wild-type birds, so the wingtip contrast isn't always a reliable field mark. They're best...
  2. raymie

    Parrots and Parakeets?

    Eurasian Collared-Dove was added to the checklist in 1994, 5 years after first arriving in Florida in 1989. So yes, there is precedent for adding such a bird. It seems even weirder then that the white-eye has not been added yet. 1994 was also the year African Collared-Dove was removed from the...
  3. raymie

    Parrots and Parakeets?

    I've never been to southern California but I've heard in some neighborhoods in LA the white-eye is actually the most common passerine species by some margin. Ironically it actually doesn't meet all the ABA requirements for being established, as the population has not yet been present for 15 years.
  4. raymie

    Parrots and Parakeets?

    I wasn't aware of the Nandays. Those species that aren't countable meet all the requirements for being countable, they just aren't for some reason. They should be if the ABA wants their rules to be consistent.
  5. raymie

    Parrots and Parakeets?

    Thick-billed Parrot was not just a visitor, there was actually a population.
  6. raymie

    Parrots and Parakeets?

    Parrot species established in the LA area include Red-crowned Parrot, Rose-ringed Parakeet, Mitred Parakeet, Red-masked Parakeet, Lilac-crowned Parrot, Yellow-headed Parrot, Red-lored Parrot, and Yellow-chevroned Parakeet.
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