TY -JOUR
AU -Bao-Sen Shieh
AU -Ya-Hui Lin
AU -Tsung-Wei Lee
AU -Chia-Chieh Chang 
and Kuan-Tzou Cheng
TI -Pet Trade as Sources of Introduced Bird Species in Taiwan
PY -2006
DA -0000-00-00
JO -Taiwania
VL -51
IS -2
SP -81
EP -86
UR -https://taiwania.ntu.edu.tw/abstract/487
AB -Pet trade has dominated in contributing to exotic bird introductions into Taiwan. At least 290 exotic species of pet birds have been imported to Taiwan since 1994, of which 93 species have escaped from captivity and become introduced species, and 28 species have been found to breed in the wild. An estimated 32.1% of overall escaping rate was significantly higher than that suggested by Tens rule. Among 11 bird families which have at least one species breeding in the wild, the escaping rate was significantly higher for four families: Sturnidae, Timaliidae, Cacatuidae, and Pycnonotidae; and the breeding rate was significantly higher for only one family – Estrildidae. We suggest that these five families should be focused on, in future monitoring programs for risk assessment of invasive species.
DO -10.6165/tai.2006.51(2).81