List of introduced bird species

This list of introduced bird species includes all the species of bird introduced to an area without regard to that territory being or not being their native area of occupation or the success of that re-introduction or introduction to the area. This practice has been harmful in many areas, although some introductions are made with the aim of preserving bird species. Following the name of the bird, a brief description of where they were introduced is included.

Struthioniformes

Struthionidae

  • Ostrich, successfully introduced to Australia,[1] and possibly introduced to New Mexico (captive only) and Israel

Casuariidae

Rheidae

Apterygidae

Tinamiformes

Tinamidae

Anseriformes

Anatidae

Galliformes

Megapodidae

Cracidae

Tetraonidae

Phasianidae

Odontophoridae

Numididae

Meleagrididae

Pelecaniformes

Pelecanidae

Phalacrocoracidae

Ciconiiformes

Ardeidae

Threskiornithidae

  • Scarlet ibis, unsuccessfully introduced to Florida ; possibly introduced unsuccessfully to Canada
  • Sacred ibis, successfully introduced to France and Florida ; feral elsewhere in western Europe.
  • Bald ibis, successfully re-introduced to Turkey, ongoing re-introduction schemes in Austria and Spain to restore species to former range (success as yet unknown)

Phoenicopteridae

Cathartidae

Falconiformes

Accipitridae

Falconidae

Gruiformes

Rallidae

Gruidae

Charadriiformes

Turnicidae

Laridae

Recurvirostridae

Charadriidae

Pterocliformes

Pteroclidae

Columbiformes

Columbidae

Psittaciformes

Strigopidae

  • Kakapo, successfully, but tenuously, introduced to several islands off New Zealand

Cacatuidae

Psittacidae

Strigiformes

Tytonidae

Strigidae

Apodiformes

Apodidae

Trochilidae

  • Many hummingbirds of unknown species have been introduced to Brazil, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela, although none are believed to have been successful

Coraciiformes

Alcedinidae

Passeriformes

Tyrannidae

Alaudidae

Pycnonotidae

Cinclidae

Mimidae

Prunellidae

  • Dunnock, successfully introduced to New Zealand; unsuccessfully introduced to the United States

Turdidae

Sylviidae

Muscicapidae

Timaliidae

Maluridae

Paridae

  • Great tit, successfully introduced to the United States (Illinois and Wisconsin)
  • Varied tit, introduced, perhaps successfully, to the Hawaiian Islands
  • Blue tit, unsuccessfully introduced to Canada and New Zealand

Zosteropidae

Meliphagidae

Dicruridae

Callaeidae

  • Saddleback, introduced and re-introduced successfully to many islands off New Zealand for the preservation of this rare species

Artamidae

Paradisaeidae

Corvidae

Sturnidae

Passeridae

Ploceidae

Estrildidae

Viduidae

Fringillidae

Drepanididae

Thraupidae

Emberizidae

Cardinalidae

Icteridae

See also

References

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.