NPSpecies

Data Source: Brad Ross, Bird taxa expert, 10/16/2006 (based on Dana Bradshaw's Bird Inventory Data, 2004).

Individuals shipped East from California in 1930 as pets.; Data Source: Brad Ross, Bird taxa expert, 10/16/2006 (based on Dana Bradshaw's Bird Inventory Data, 2004). Legacy NPSpecies information may no longer be applicable, please remove if it is not applicable. In legacy NPSpecies Cultivation value was Not cultivated with comment: Data Source: Brad Ross, Bird taxa expert, 10/16/2006 (based on Dana Bradshaw's Bird Inventory Data, 2004). In legacy NPSpecies Pest value was Yes with comment: Associated with development. Ever present source of bird droppings. Outcompete native species for nest cavities--Brad Ross, Bird taxa expert, 10/16/2006.

Data Source: Brad Ross, Bird taxa expert, 10/16/2006 (based on Dana Bradshaw's Bird Inventory Data, 2004).

Park Species Data Source: Nistico 1995, Accepted Detail: The following sources were used to certify this species record: (1) Integrated Taxonomic Information System Database. October 2006. http://www.itis.usda.gov/. (2) National Geographic Society. 1999. Field Guide to the Birds of North America (3rd edition). National Geographic. Washington, D.C. (3) Maryland Department of Natural Resources. December 2003. Rare, threatened, and endangered animals of Maryland. Tawes State Office Building. Annapolis, MD. 16pp.