Alien rose-ringed parakeets (Psittacula krameri) attack black rats (Rattus rattus) sometimes resulting in death
The rose-ring parakeet (Psittacula krameri) is one of the most successful invasive birds in its establishment worldwide. Studies addressing its potential impact on native biota mostly focus on birds and little is known about how these and other parakeet species interact with native mammals. Here, we...
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ftcsic:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/110174 2024-02-11T10:08:12+01:00 Alien rose-ringed parakeets (Psittacula krameri) attack black rats (Rattus rattus) sometimes resulting in death Hernández-Brito, Dailos Luna, Amparo Carrete, Martina Tella, José Luis 2014 http://hdl.handle.net/10261/110174 https://doi.org/10.4404/hystrix-25.2-10992 en eng Associazione teriologica romana Publisher's version http://dx.doi.org/10.4404/hystrix-25.2-10992 Sí Hystrix, 25(2): 3 (2014) http://hdl.handle.net/10261/110174 doi:10.4404/hystrix-25.2-10992 open Impacts Invasive species Parrots Urban predators artículo http://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501 2014 ftcsic https://doi.org/10.4404/hystrix-25.2-10992 2024-01-16T10:04:58Z The rose-ring parakeet (Psittacula krameri) is one of the most successful invasive birds in its establishment worldwide. Studies addressing its potential impact on native biota mostly focus on birds and little is known about how these and other parakeet species interact with native mammals. Here, we report 21 aggressions of rose-ringed parakeets towards black rats (Rattus rattus) in urban parks in Seville (Southern Spain) and Tenerife (Canary Islands). Either solitary parakeets or, more often, groups of up to 18 attacked rats when they climbed trees close to parakeet nests. Most attacks ended when the rats descended to the ground. However, in two instances (9.5 % of the aggressions) the attacks resulted in the death of the rats as a result of falling to the pavement. These observations add further complexity to a biological invasion, where introduced parakeets have negative impacts on a predator and thus, some native bird species may benefit from their antipredator behavior. More attention should be paid to the interactions between native mammals and the non-native parakeets introduced worldwide. Peer reviewed Article in Journal/Newspaper Rattus rattus Digital.CSIC (Spanish National Research Council) |
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The rose-ring parakeet (Psittacula krameri) is one of the most successful invasive birds in its establishment worldwide. Studies addressing its potential impact on native biota mostly focus on birds and little is known about how these and other parakeet species interact with native mammals. Here, we report 21 aggressions of rose-ringed parakeets towards black rats (Rattus rattus) in urban parks in Seville (Southern Spain) and Tenerife (Canary Islands). Either solitary parakeets or, more often, groups of up to 18 attacked rats when they climbed trees close to parakeet nests. Most attacks ended when the rats descended to the ground. However, in two instances (9.5 % of the aggressions) the attacks resulted in the death of the rats as a result of falling to the pavement. These observations add further complexity to a biological invasion, where introduced parakeets have negative impacts on a predator and thus, some native bird species may benefit from their antipredator behavior. More attention should be paid to the interactions between native mammals and the non-native parakeets introduced worldwide. Peer reviewed |
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Hernández-Brito, Dailos Luna, Amparo Carrete, Martina Tella, José Luis |
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Hernández-Brito, Dailos Luna, Amparo Carrete, Martina Tella, José Luis |
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Alien rose-ringed parakeets (Psittacula krameri) attack black rats (Rattus rattus) sometimes resulting in death |
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Alien rose-ringed parakeets (Psittacula krameri) attack black rats (Rattus rattus) sometimes resulting in death |
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Alien rose-ringed parakeets (Psittacula krameri) attack black rats (Rattus rattus) sometimes resulting in death |
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Alien rose-ringed parakeets (Psittacula krameri) attack black rats (Rattus rattus) sometimes resulting in death |
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Alien rose-ringed parakeets (Psittacula krameri) attack black rats (Rattus rattus) sometimes resulting in death |
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alien rose-ringed parakeets (psittacula krameri) attack black rats (rattus rattus) sometimes resulting in death |
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Associazione teriologica romana |
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Publisher's version http://dx.doi.org/10.4404/hystrix-25.2-10992 Sí Hystrix, 25(2): 3 (2014) http://hdl.handle.net/10261/110174 doi:10.4404/hystrix-25.2-10992 |
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