City Psittacines: The Parrots of New York City

[@stoogie375]

aww i love that NYC has these, I love hearing them during nesting season where i live.

[@DannyMendezisWild]

It is a really cool addition to the city. Everyone needs to just embrace them they're here to stay!

[@stoogie375]

@@DannyMendezisWild They are sweet to listen to and if I visited NYC and saw them i'd be so excited

[@MrMittens1974]

My sister had a Quaker as a pet. Incredible talker and such a little character. Protect these guys. They're harmless.

[@monahparrot]

Me also have Quaker parrot... From Taiwan..we love them

[@calvinsuu1949]

Truly amazing that there are exotic birds living wild in NYC

[@DannyMendezisWild]

It definitely adds to the city's "flavor"

[@modestav.d.b4797]

I love them, they are beautiful!

[@patrickpatrick3321]

We have them in Chicago to love them.

[@divekyra]

Thank you for such a lovely video! I wish we’d get the point and protect them.

[@KeyLayProductions]

I mean they're an invasive species, i doubt they'll ever be protected

[@MrMittens1974]

There was a study by the NY authorities on them and it was found they did not affect the native species or ecosystem at all. Therefore they should be welcomed and left alone.

[@Nika44]

@@MrMittens1974 I've heard someone talking about quaker parrots being relatives to extinct Carolina parakeet and how they actually can fill that spot after extinct species. So i don't really understand where is problem if those parrots didn't cause any issue in other birds population and US actually had native parrot. We have wild quaker parrots in Europe too, as well as wild amazon and ringneck parrots and they don't do any harm.

[@malcolmwadley557]

They are in Queens NY now.

[@joyavenzant5086]

Never even knew you guys had wild parrots that's pretty dope

[@DannyMendezisWild]

It’s amazing what you’ll see when you stop and look around somewhere. So many people in NYC and very few k ow if their existence. Thanks for watching.

[@abcdef-kx2qt]

LIKE STUPID DOPE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@smurf_n_wesson9064]

@Joseph Martinez there was a Native species that went extinct in the 20th century

[@smurf_n_wesson9064]

@@DannyMendezisWild Some people don’t know NYC also had a Snowy Owl problem last year and a few years back..Even though they’re endangered JFK put a Kill order on them because they were Flight Risks

[@smurf_n_wesson9064]

Also kind of Spooky to know NYC has 4 species of Owl…32 years Old and Never seen One, but it’s likely plenty has seen Me😳

[@WastedElephant]

I would love to be in a city with wild parrots

[@VeganRashad]

We have them in Chicago. 2020 winter killed most of ours.

[@melvin5818]

i say let them stay

[@toomanyhungrycats0554]

I wonder how they adapted to the winter

[@DannyMendezisWild]

They're from a naturally cold region of South America, it's not a stretch. They also keep warm in their giant stick nests as they huddle togther.

[@DogFoxHybrid]

Please protect them from any culling policies. Anyone for killing parrots should bite the curb (i.e. be culled themselves in the most INhumane way possible.)

[@stoogie375]

agreed

[@NGTASSASINOPStatus]

They now live in Queens too

[@langenandanimals]

Amazing how animals adapt

[@JanusHoW]

Another reason these guys can survive in such cold temperatures is because they're not exactly from tropical locales - they're native to the mountains of Argentina, which are more temperate. But NYC and Jersey aren't the only place outside the Quakers' native range that they've made a home in. There's colonies in Rio de Janeiro, Mexico City, Chicago, Austin, Dallas, Houston, Wisconsin, Cincinnati, Louisville (KY), coastal Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and southwestern Washington state. There's even anywhere between 150,000 and 500,000 individual Quaker Parrots in Florida! Most interestingly, a colony near Green-Wood Cemetery was initially targeted for extermination until the management found that the parrots had reduced the number of pigeons in the area - and it turns out that the chemicals in pigeon feces gradually destroy brownstone structures, while Quaker parrot feces are harmless to them; thus, the birds were allowed to remain. Finally, Quaker parrots cannot handle living in non-urban areas outside their native range, thus the potential for damage to the ecosystems at large is very limited.

[@NorthernParrots]

Nice video.

[@DannyMendezisWild]

Thank you!

[@elementsoflife000]

There are two large parrot bird nest at the corner of avenue M and Remsen ave Brooklyn, NY 11236; Canarsie

[@DannyMendezisWild]

Epic! I'll have to check them out thanks!

[@dompiumelli]

Great vid! Gratitude for posting. You should try an urban nature series of videos...

[@DannyMendezisWild]

Thank you, definitely something to consider!

[@fallonrappaport5270]

They definitely need to be protected

[@skyblue5509]

How won't they freeze in the winter?

[@DannyMendezisWild]

They occur in Argentina where it gets reasonably cold. But a big part of their success is that they have learned to use electrical transformers to create heated homes.

[@toomanyhungrycats0554]

I wonder if i can bring my oregon born quaker on a vacation to Brooklyn.

[@DannyMendezisWild]

Technically you can't but there aren't any Quaker Cops out there.

[@MarkliketheBible]

What the crow do? 😂

[@DannyMendezisWild]

Thanks for watching!

[@stephie6453]

This was such a cool video Danny! I never knew this, do you know if there are any in Massachusetts?

[@DannyMendezisWild]

I'm not sure but they are not shy about moving north as I know there are Colonies in Chicago and Minnesota! So I would not doubt it but I'll definitely have to look into it. Thank you for watching!

[@danw1374]

New Squawk City?

[@cindylaventure9746]

No way are Quaker parrots dangerous they just don't want to ruin the electrical that's too bad

[@calvinsuu1949]

The main concern is that if these power transformers are so easily damaged by nesting parrots then its not the birds but rather the design of the transformers that are so faulty....re-innovate the transformers and problem solved

[@xXxMeganMorganxXx]

Very curious as to actual population of them is (any websites that provide more information on these birds)? Also what natural predators are these birds seeing in such a place as New York? I'm just curious to if they were protected by law, would their numbers be regulated in some sort of way? Now saying all this, I think they are absolutely beautiful and thank you for opening my eyes to them!

[@KeyLayProductions]

No they're not protected, and technically they have no "natural" predators given they're in invasive, but as for predators its mostly red tailed haws and owls

[@claveelgarron4049]

Those aren't tropical, subtropical at best, their natural area is temperate weather with 4 seasons and cold winters that could go as low as 1 or 2 degrees celsius, It surprise me still that they have adapted to snow winters that's the new part here.

[@platanoxkiid]

This video got me sad, I had a Quaker parrot for about 15 years? until we had to Get rid of her.

[@abcdef-kx2qt]

THE BIRDS THE WOIRD !

[@Elegant99]

Is this some kind of conspiracy? I was born and raised in BK and never saw one of these parrots 🦜....

[@DannyMendezisWild]

Get out there !!!

[@fallonrappaport5270]

They're in Canarsie as well

[@elementsoflife000]

There are two large parrot bird nest at the corner of avenue M and Remsen ave Brooklyn, NY 11236; Canarsie

[@christianguerrero7157]

Is it true that these birds carry radiation from the power lines?

[@DannyMendezisWild]

Absolutely not true...birds aren't even real.

[@Unoriginalswine]

The parrots of New Jersey* but good video nonetheless

[@anticipayo]

Its not a tropical bird

[@chrissahar2014]

The parrots are beautiful but yes their nests are known to be quite destructive. I would not consider them invasive but a potentially dangerous nuisance. Their population should be controlled as well as some sort of substitute should be provided instead of transformers.

[@fallonrappaport5270]

Controlled! No they shouldn't

[@cindylaventure9746]

It should build wooden boxes form everywhere in the city and they won't do that to the lines it's a no brainer they waste millions on other junk we don't need why not protect the animals

[@cindylaventure9746]

It's just a Crow relax and don't swear major video horrible stop stop acting like that