Hodgepodge of some species introduced to Kern County

Hodgepodge of some Kern Introduced Species
Common Peafowl (I)	Pavo cristatus	This Asian species is not breeding without the intervention of humans.	a flock lives at Hart Park and is sustained through supplemental feeding and natural food sources. The species breeds without benefit of human help.
Red-crowned Parrot	Amazona viridigenalis	single bird observed 2003	Beale Park
Rose-ringed Parakeet (I)	Psittacula krameri	700-1000 birds throughout Bakersfield	Successfully naturalized in Bakersfield. Small nesting colonies fly to communal roost each night. See Parrot Project of Bakersfield for details
Senegal Parrot (I)	Poicephalus senegalus	single bird 1st observed 1999	Beale Park
Meyer's Parrot (I)	Poicephalus meyeri	single bird observed 2001	seen with Rose-ringed Parakeets at Bakersfield roost

Life histories and/or photographs of selected Kern Introduced Species

Kern Introduced Species: plant list with a short introduction to exotic species Kern Naturalized Animal Checklist

Bullfrog Virginia Opossum Fox Squirrel ROCK PIGEON Spotted Dove Ringed Turtle Dove Eurasian Collared Dove Rose-ringed Parakeet European Starling House Sparrow Hodgepodge of introduced Species

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