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Since the mid 1980 s, Rosy-Faced Lovebirds have been spotted in Phoenix Arizona.
This was all caused by some pets that escaped back then and began breeding, as of now there are roughly 2000, but not a lot of info is recorded on them due to staying in specific areas.
They take abandoned cacti holes of native woodpeckers from the area, and will create multiple colonies in one cactus!
They will eat commonly from human feeders as food is normally scarce in the wild, they also love water sprinklers, fountains etc. as a source of water.
They also cause no environmental damage even if they're invasive species (only issues is bird diseases) which is something you don't see happen often. The current issue with these little lovebirds is how they get into air conditioner vents to cool down and have been causing people to clean bird poop often.
Images (With Credits and Sources):
(Photo by Pierre Deviche, Website Taken from - Arizona Field Ornithologists)
(Photo by D.Patrick Lewis/Flickr, Website Taken From - Be.Chewy.)
Since the mid 1980 s, Rosy-Faced Lovebirds have been spotted in Phoenix Arizona.
This was all caused by some pets that escaped back then and began breeding, as of now there are roughly 2000, but not a lot of info is recorded on them due to staying in specific areas.
They take abandoned cacti holes of native woodpeckers from the area, and will create multiple colonies in one cactus!
They will eat commonly from human feeders as food is normally scarce in the wild, they also love water sprinklers, fountains etc. as a source of water.
They also cause no environmental damage even if they're invasive species (only issues is bird diseases) which is something you don't see happen often. The current issue with these little lovebirds is how they get into air conditioner vents to cool down and have been causing people to clean bird poop often.
Images (With Credits and Sources):
(Photo by Pierre Deviche, Website Taken from - Arizona Field Ornithologists)
(Photo by D.Patrick Lewis/Flickr, Website Taken From - Be.Chewy.)
