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From: andrewt@cluster.cs.su.oz.au (Andrew Taylor)
Newsgroups: rec.birds
Subject: Re: non-native birds
Message-ID: <2393@cluster.cs.su.oz.au>
Date: 7 May 91 05:26:39 GMT
References: <12881@uhccux.uhcc.Hawaii.Edu>
Organization: Dept. of Comp. Science, Uni of Sydney, Australia
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In article <12881@uhccux.uhcc.Hawaii.Edu>, mike@uhunix1.uhcc.Hawaii.Edu writes:
>     I wonder if anyone has data on other accidental or purposeful
> releases of multiple species of non-native birds?  Usually such
> releases seem to involve a single species.

there is a definitive book - "Introduced Birds of The World" by Lane (I think). 
It attempts to list every bird introduction. There are breeding records
for various escaped parrots around Sydney. Most are species from elsewhere in
Australia. One, Little Corella, is well established.

>     Between wild cats, dogs, mongeese, goats, pigs, rats, man and an
> army of agressive non-native birds, it is amazing any of the fragile
> and unique Hawaiian bird species still find habitat isolated enough
> to survive.

The Birds of the Hawaii and the Tropical Pacific field guide suggests that
the introduction of a mosquito species caused the most damage to Hawaiian birds
by being the vector of some avian disease. I don't if this a new theory
or if its widely held.

Andrew Taylor