Parakeet are removed from the wild

24 April 2011 last updated at 18: 23 GMT naturalized in contrast to this Ring necked parakeet that Britain is only Parrot, monk parakeets are a kind of parakeet which is threatened animals and plants at risk, are out of the wilderness, the Government said.

Department for environment, food and rural of the monk Parakeet, originally from South America, said Affairs (Defra) was an invasive species.

Control measures rehouse the birds to remove their nests, or - as a last resort - shoot announced.

DEFRA estimates there are about 100 of the Green and yellow birds in the United Kingdom, for all in the South of England.

Although the species had not yet caused damage, said they had the potential of Defra, threaten "national infrastructure".

It said reported extensive damage to crops in North and South America, and the birds can cause power outages when their nests on power poles, were, first of all, built when they become wet from the rain.

"Injury"

A spokesman for Defra said it would try to rehouse birds in aviaries and fails, that their nests would be moved.

"In extreme cases, it could mean we have some shoot, but we have not tried the yet," he said.

In contrast to their relatives, the Ring-necked Parakeet, which is already common monk parakeet in parts of the UK, the 1 ft (30 cm) build large communal nests.

The birds by green body, yellow belly, pale grey face and chest and pale identify Bill, and rough they make calls.

"Verified is as part of a Defra initiative of the potential threat of monk to respond, which represent parakeets for important national infrastructure, crops and native British wildlife", said a Defra of spokesman for.

"This invasive species has considerable damage in other countries by nesting and feeding created activity and we are set out immediate action to prevent this in the United Kingdom."

A spokesman for the RSPB that bird conservation group, said: "our understanding is that in captivity;" be we do not see that it be killed them is necessary.

"We look forward that action takes place, that they are removed from the wild."

"It's a small population, as the birds are colonial, and are concentrated in one or two locations, so it is possible to deal with, like us, think it could be a problem."

He said in Spain and the United States now there were large populations, which caused problems, and praised Defra "prudent" measures.

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