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ring-necked parakeet in British English (ˈrɪŋˌnɛkt ˈpærəkiːt) nouna small brightly coloured long-tailed tropical parrot, Psittacula krameri, often kept as a pet Examples of 'ring-necked parakeet' in a sentencering-necked parakeet If you hear a loud screech in the sky and look up instantly, but cannot see anything, a ring-necked parakeet has probably just flown over.The first confirmed breeding of ring-necked parakeets was in 1971.Plus peregrine falcons, foxes, badgers, deer, seagulls, otters, kittiwakes and ring-necked parakeets.The noisy ring-necked parakeets have gone up from 1,500 to 5,900 adults living here.Lately it has been suggested that ring-necked parakeets might be starting to compete with nuthatches for holes like this.Or to be exact, ring-necked parakeets.Nature can and will adapt to change but whether we can get used to a population explosion of ring-necked parakeets is another matter.Many parks lose their wildlife around this time but there's still plenty to see here - including muntjac deer, squirrels and the famous ring-necked parakeets. |