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Pycnonotus cafer

LSID: urn:lsid:easin.jrc.ec.europa.eu:species:R12684

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Species picture not available — Pycnonotus cafer - © K. Hari Krishnan

EASIN ID:

R12684

Status:

Alien

Environments:

Terrestrial

Union concern:

Yes

Member States concern:

Yes

Outermost regions concern:

Yes

Partly Native:

Horizon Scanning:

Impact:

Yes

Impact source

CABI GISD

Taxonomy

Kingdom:

Animalia

Phylum:

Chordata

Class:

Aves

Order:

Passeriformes

Family:

Pycnonotidae

First Introduction in Europe

ES, 2003

Nowakowski, J.J., & Dulisz, B. (2019). The Red-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus cafer (Linnaeus, 1766)-a new invasive bird species breeding in Europe. BioInvasions Records , 8 (4), 947-952.

Additional Information

JRC Data Catalogue

Risk Assessments

According to Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/968

Species risk assessment 1

Concerned Member States

Concerned Outermost regions

Guadeloupe :: Madeira :: Martinique :: Saint Martin

Common Names

Red-vented bulbul

Synonyms

No Synonyms available

CBD Pathways

Pathway type	Uncertainty level	Description
Primary	Not available	ESCAPE FROM CONFINEMENT: Botanical garden/zoo/aquaria (excluding domestic aquaria)
Primary	Not available	ESCAPE FROM CONFINEMENT: Pet/aquarium/terrarium species (including live food for such species)
Primary	HIGH Uncertainty	ESCAPE FROM CONFINEMENT: Pet/aquarium/terrarium species (including live food for such species)

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