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Message: <blockquote data-quote="csanchez7" data-source="post: 3276976" data-attributes="member: 64151">As for the decline of the Budgerigar, remember the unique ecology of this species in its native range. It's a desert nomad with a boom-bust life cycle in Australia. Not surprised that it did not persist in Florida.Cockatiel has not established a population either, despite the fact that it is one of the most widely kept parrots in Florida and frequently escapes. I think there is a connection here.Many of the psittacids with sizable populations in Florida come from southern Brazil and northern Argentina. Think about it: Monk Parakeet, Nanday Parakeet, Blue-crowned Parakeet, Mitred Parakeet (NW Argentina population), Yellow-chevroned Parakeet... White-winged Parakeet, Red-masked Parakeet, and Orange-winged Parrot are the main outliers.</blockquote>