Polly want a quaker? No thank you, says Spain
Madrid
THEY may be cute, colourful and chatty, but South American quaker parrots have taken up residence in Madrid and other Spanish cities, irritating residents with their shrill squawks and destabilising the ecosystem.
The small, bright green and grey-breasted birds - also known as monk parakeets - first arrived in Spain in cages as entertaining pets, but some either escaped or were let loose, getting their first taste of freedom in the green, leafy Spanish capital - and then proliferating.
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