Introduced Species
Britain's climate militates against the profusion of introduced species that can be found in warmer places like Florida, but there are populations of nine self-supporting species that have been admitted to the British list. In addition, there are feral populations of Canada Goose, Greylag Goose and other wildfowl which would be on the British list anyway through wild breeders or vagrants.
The introduced species admitted to the British list are:
- Egyptian Goose, Alopochen aegyptiacus
- Ruddy Duck, Oxyura jamaicensis
- Mandarin, Aix galericulata
- Red-legged Partridge, Alectoris rufa
- Golden Pheasant, Chrysolophus pictus
- Lady Amherst's Pheasant, Chrysolophus amherstiae
- Common Pheasant, Phasianus colchicus
- Rose-ringed Parakeet, Psittacula krameri
- Little Owl, Athene noctua
Western Capercaillie, Tetrao urogallus, and White-tailed Eagle, Haliaeetus albicilla, are reintroductions of formerly breeding species.
Read more about this topic: British Avifauna
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