List of introduced bird species

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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.

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[[Struthioniformes]]

=[[Struthionidae]]=

  • Ostrich, successfully introduced to Australia,{{cite web|url=https://www.trevorsbirding.com/ostriches-in-australia-and-near-my-home/|title=Ostriches in Australia - and near my home |website=www.trevorsbirding.com|date=13 September 2007 }} and possibly introduced to New Mexico (captive only) and Israel

[[Casuariformes]]

=[[Casuariidae]]=

[[Rheiformes]]

=[[Rheidae]]=

[[Apterygiformes]]

=[[Apterygidae]]=

[[Tinamiformes]]

=[[Tinamidae]]=

[[Anseriformes]]

=[[Anatidae]]=

  • Trumpeter swan, re-introduced successfully to areas of the United States and Canada
  • Mute swan, introduced successfully to North America, New Zealand, Australia, South Africa, United Arab Emirates and Japan{{cite web|url=https://www.nies.go.jp/biodiversity/invasive/DB/detail/20010e.html|title=Cygnus olor / Invasive Species of Japan|website=www.nies.go.jp}} introduced unsuccessfully to the Hawaiian Islands
  • Black swan, successfully introduced to the Netherlands, United Arab Emirates and Japan; unsuccessfully introduced to Tahiti and Hawaiian Islands
  • Swan goose, a domesticated breed that can become feral, but which has difficulty in becoming established. Feral populations known in Europe{{cite journal|author=Hakon Kampe-Persson|url=http://www.jenskjeld.info/artikler/Kampe-Persson_2010.pdf|journal=Ornis Svecica|volume=20|pages=155–173|year=2010|title=Naturalised geese in Europe}} possibly unsuccessfully introduced to Hawaii
  • Spur-winged goose, unsuccessfully introduced to Western Australia
  • Cape Barren goose, introduced unsuccessfully to New Zealand; re-introduced successfully to King Island in Bass Strait
  • Snow goose, unsuccessfully introduced to New Zealand
  • Emperor goose, successfully introduced to England{{cite web|url=http://www.nonnativespecies.org/factsheet/factsheet.cfm?speciesId=248|title=Emperor Goose, Anser canagica - GB non-native species secretariat|website=www.nonnativespecies.org}}
  • Bar-headed goose, successfully to Canada and much of Europe{{cite web|url=https://www.cabi.org/isc/datasheet/94089|title=Anser indicus (bar-headed goose)|website=www.cabi.org}}
  • Greylag goose, successfully introduced to England and Falkland Islands (is a native rare-breeder in northern Scotland); successfully introduced to New Zealand.{{cite web|url=https://nzbirdsonline.org.nz/species/greylag-goose|title=Greylag goose | New Zealand Birds Online|website=nzbirdsonline.org.nz}} Possibly successfully introduced ferally in Colombia and elsewhere in the Andes
  • Canada goose, successfully introduced to Great Britain, Ireland, Sweden, Denmark, Japan,{{cite web|url=https://www.nies.go.jp/biodiversity/invasive/DB/detail/20430e.html|title=Branta canadensis moffitti / Invasive Species of Japan|website=www.nies.go.jp}} and New Zealand; successfully re-introduced to some areas of the United States and Canada; unsuccessfully introduced to the Hawaiian Islands and Western Australia
  • Barnacle goose, successfully introduced to southern England{{Cite journal|url=https://birdsoftheworld.org/bow/species/bargoo/cur/introduction|title=Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis), version 1.0|first1=Carles|last1=Carboneras|first2=Guy M.|last2=Kirwan|date=January 5, 2020|journal=Birds of the World|via=birdsoftheworld.org|doi=10.2173/bow.bargoo.01|s2cid=225985693}}
  • Hawaiian goose, re-introduced successfully to Hawaii and Maui in the Hawaiian Islands; possibly introduced unsuccessfully to New Zealand
  • Magellan goose, unsuccessfully introduced to South Georgia Island
  • Australian wood duck, possibly introduced unsuccessfully to the Hawaiian Islands and New Zealand
  • Black-bellied whistling duck, unsuccessfully introduced to Cuba and Jamaica
  • White-faced whistling duck, possibly introduced successfully in Costa Rica; unsuccessfully introduced to Mauritius
  • Egyptian goose, successfully introduced to eastern England and Israel. occasionally feral in Europe; introduced unsuccessfully to New Zealand, Australia, and the United States
  • Muscovy duck, feral in many parts of the world; introduced successfully to areas of the United States and Britain; introduced unsuccessfully to Adams Island, New Zealand
  • Mallard, successfully introduced to the eastern United States, Bermuda, Australia, New Zealand, the Falkland Islands, Macquarie Island, Colombia, South Africa,{{Cite journal|url=https://birdsoftheworld.org/bow/species/mallar3/cur/introduction|title=Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos), version 1.0|first1=Nancy|last1=Drilling|first2=Rodger D.|last2=Titman|first3=Frank|last3=McKinney|date=January 5, 2020|journal=Birds of the World|via=birdsoftheworld.org|doi=10.2173/bow.mallar3.01|s2cid=216284572}} possibly the Falkland Islands and Kerguelen; introduced successfully to the Hawaiian Islands though also a vagrant,{{cite web|url=http://hbs.bishopmuseum.org/birds/rlp-monograph/pdfs/01-Anatidae/MALL.pdf |title=Mallard Anas platyrhynchos |website=Hawaii Biological Survey}} introduced unsuccessfully to Tahiti
  • Hawaiian duck, re-introduced successfully to the Hawaiian Islands
  • Meller's duck, possibly successfully introduced to Mauritius; unsuccessfully introduced to Réunion
  • Blue-winged teal, possibly introduced to the Hawaiian Islands
  • Northern pintail, successfully introduced to Île Saint-Paul and Amsterdam Island in the southern Indian Ocean; unsuccessfully introduced to New Zealand
  • Eurasian wigeon, unsuccessfully introduced to New Zealand
  • Gadwall, possibly unsuccessfully introduced to New Zealand
  • Mandarin duck, successfully introduced to England, Europe and the United States,{{Cite journal|url=https://birdsoftheworld.org/bow/species/manduc/cur/introduction|title=Mandarin Duck (Aix galericulata), version 1.0|first1=Carles|last1=Carboneras|first2=Guy M.|last2=Kirwan|date=January 5, 2020|journal=Birds of the World|via=birdsoftheworld.org|doi=10.2173/bow.manduc.01|s2cid=240606402}} unsuccessfully introduced to Australia, New Zealand and Tahiti
  • Red-crested pochard, successfully introduced to England{{Cite journal|url=https://birdsoftheworld.org/bow/species/recpoc/cur/introduction|title=Red-crested Pochard (Netta rufina), version 1.0|first1=Carles|last1=Carboneras|first2=Guy M.|last2=Kirwan|date=January 5, 2020|journal=Birds of the World|via=birdsoftheworld.org|doi=10.2173/bow.recpoc.01|s2cid=225978323}}
  • Pochard, unsuccessfully introduced to New Zealand
  • Tufted duck, unsuccessfully introduced to New Zealand; occasionally feral in the United States
  • Ruddy duck, successfully introduced to Great Britain, and range has since expanded into Europe and North Africa{{cite iucn |author=BirdLife International. |year=2018 |title=Oxyura jamaicensis |volume=2018 |page=e.T22727750A132178041 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22727750A132178041.en |access-date=18 October 2024}} Europe-wide eradication underway.{{cite tech report|number=T-PVS/Inf(2020)11|institution=Berne Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats, EEC|author=Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust|author-link=Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust |title=Eradication of the Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis in the Western Palaearctic: a review of progress and a revised Action Plan for 2021–2025}}

[[Galliformes]]

=[[Megapodidae]]=

=[[Cracidae]]=

=[[Tetraonidae]]=

=[[Phasianidae]]=

=[[Odontophoridae]]=

=[[Numididae]]=

=[[Meleagrididae]]=

  • Wild turkey, successfully re-introduced to areas of the United States and Canada; introduced successfully to the Hawaiian Islands, Mauritius,{{citation needed|date=June 2021}} Germany, New Zealand, and Tasmania; unsuccessfully introduced to Hispaniola and Fiji

[[Pelecaniformes]]

=[[Pelecanidae]]=

=[[Phalacrocoracidae]]=

[[Ciconiiformes]]

=[[Ardeidae]]=

=[[Threskiornithidae]]=

  • Scarlet ibis, successfully introduced to Florida,{{cite web |url=http://myfwc.com/wildlifehabitats/nonnatives/birds/scarlet-ibis/ |title=Nonnatives - Scarlet Ibis |access-date=2017-09-28 |archive-date=2017-09-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170929044315/http://myfwc.com/wildlifehabitats/nonnatives/birds/scarlet-ibis/ |url-status=dead }} possibly introduced unsuccessfully to Canada
  • Sacred ibis, successfully introduced to France, Taiwan and Florida,{{cite web|url=https://www.cabi.org/isc/datasheet/62201|title=Threskiornis aethiopicus (sacred ibis)|website=www.cabi.org}} 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]]=

  • Griffon vulture, reintroduced into many areas of Europe{{cite web|url=http://www.globalraptors.org/grin/SpeciesResults.asp?specID=8264|title=Gyps fulvus|website=www.globalraptors.org}}
  • White-tailed eagle, successfully re-introduced to Scotland, reintroduction programme in Isle Of Wight resulted in successful breeding and fledging of one young bird in southern England in 2023
  • Swamp harrier, successfully introduced to Tahiti
  • Osprey, successfully re-introduced to England (Lake District, Hampshire and Rutland Water), has naturally re-colonised Scotland and Wales.

=[[Falconidae]]=

[[Gruiformes]]

=[[Rallidae]]=

  • Weka, successfully introduced to Macquarie Island (now extirpated{{cite web|url=https://www.acap.aq/news/latest-news/2394-the-successful-macquarie-island-pest-eradication-programme-is-reviewed-by-its-manager|title=Agreement on the Conservation of Albatrosses and Petrels - The successful Macquarie Island Pest Eradication Programme is reviewed by its manager|website=www.acap.aq}}), Chatham Islands and other New Zealand islands
  • Corncrake, unsuccessfully introduced to the United States, currently being re-introduced to the Nene Washes, eastern England (success as yet unknown).
  • Laysan rail, unsuccessfully introduced to several islands in the Hawaiian Islands
  • Common moorhen, successfully introduced to St Helena
  • Gough Island moorhen, re-introduced, possibly successfully, to Tristan da Cunha
  • Purple swamphen, successfully introduced to the United States; unsuccessfully introduced to the Hawaiian Islands and possibly Argentina

=[[Gruidae]]=

[[Charadriiformes]]

=[[Turnicidae]]=

=[[Laridae]]=

=[[Recurvirostridae]]=

  • Black-necked stilt. successfully introduced to Japan,{{cite web|url=https://www.nies.go.jp/biodiversity/invasive/DB/detail/20440e.html|title=Black-necked Stilt / Invasive Species of Japan|website=www.nies.go.jp}} possible subspecies of the native black-winged stilt

=[[Charadriidae]]=

[[Pterocliformes]]

=[[Pteroclidae]]=

[[Columbiformes]]

=[[Columbidae]]=

[[Psittaciformes]]

{{See also|Feral parrot}}

=[[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]]=

=[[Menuridae]]=

=[[Alaudidae]]=

=[[bulbul|Pycnonotidae]]=

=[[Cinclidae]]=

=[[Mimidae]]=

=[[Prunellidae]]=

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

=[[Turdidae]]=

=[[Sylviidae]]=

=[[Muscicapidae]]=

=[[Timaliidae]]=

=[[Maluridae]]=

=[[Paridae]]=

=[[White-eye|Zosteropidae]]=

=[[Meliphagidae]]=

  • Noisy miner, unsuccessfully introduced to the Solomon Islands,{{cite web|author=D.L. Buckingham|author2=G. C. L. Dutson|author3=J. L. Newman |title=Birds of Manus, Kolombangara and Makira (San Christobal) with notes on mammals and records from other Solomon Islands |url=http://www.conservationleadershipprogramme.org/media/2014/11/000490_1990_Solomon-Island_Birds-of-Manus.pdf}} unsuccessfully introduced to New Zealand

=[[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

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  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20070408201534/http://www.dfg.ca.gov/hcpb/species/nuis_exo/exo_spp.shtml California's Plants and Animals: Terrestrial Vertebrates Introduced Into California]
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20060428141417/http://www.myfwc.com/critters/exotics/resultsClass.asp?taxclass=B Florida's Exotic Wildlife: status for 196 Bird species]
  • Long, John L. (1981). Introduced Birds of the World. Agricultural Protection Board of Western Australia, 21-493
  • [https://www.doi.gov/invasivespecies/ National Invasive Species Council]

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