The state says an invasive parakeet is creating a public health hazard on Kauai, and negatively impacting the island’s economy and environment. The rose-ringed parakeet, also known as a ring ...

A rose-ringed parakeet was captured in Kihei in July. It’s unclear how many of the invasive birds are on the island, but there have been confirmed sightings of at least four more in West Maui.

Rose-ringed Parakeets, which are native to equatorial Africa and Asia, are agricultural pests that cause extensive damage to food crops, especially fruits and grains, according to the news release.

On the Hawaiian island of Kauai, rose-ringed parakeets, which are often kept as pets, have bred in the wild, destroying farms and bothering residents. They may also be threatening native plants.

Rose-ringed parakeets can be identified by their long tails (about the same length as their lime-green bodies), red beaks and loud call. Mature male parakeets have a black or rose-colored ring ...

Now they and monk parakeets have gone from pet to pest in Hawaii, California, and Florida, as well as in Europe (where rose-ringed parakeets number more than 85,000) and the Middle East.

This rose-ringed parakeet, a tropical bird native to parts of Africa and Asia, and sometimes referred to as a ringneck, decided to make a personal introduction to Bakersfield resident Raymond ...

NUMBERS of wild rose-ringed parakeets appear to have been steadily increasing since they were first noticed flying about Honolulu in the 1930s, according to a study published by Bishop Museum in 2009.

Rose-ringed parakeets gathered around a tree hollow at South Beretania and Punchbowl streets last month. A couple of rose-ringed parakeets gather around a tree hollow at South Beretania and ...

The rose-ringed parakeet is enjoying a population explosion in London suburbs, becoming a pest that awakens children, monopolizes bird feeders and might even threaten crops.