Nongame Wildlife Program
- Habitats
- General Plant & Animal Information
- Plant & Animal Species Lists
- Plant and Animal Pictures
- Wildlife Viewing
- Publications
- Contact Information
Related DFG Links
- Hunting Program
- Resource Assessment
- Conservation Planning Program
- California Endangered Species Act
- Environmental Review and Species Take Permits
Nongame Wildlife Program
1812 9th Street
Sacramento, CA 95811
Related Waterfowl Links
- Report a Banded Bird
- Duck Identification
- 2007/08 Waterfowl Hunt Results on Public Hunt Areas
- 2006-07 Waterfowl Hunting Regulations
- Aleutian Goose Hunting in North Coast Special Management Area
- Delta Island Waterfowl Hunting Applications
- Waterfowl Hunting Zones
- 2006 CA Breeding Pair Population Estimate for All Species Combined
Established populations of escaped pets/ornamental animals.
Table 3
Species that were imported mainly for pet keeping, private menageries, or park/ornamental use and that subsequently formed breeding populations in the wild in California following escape or release*
| Amphibians | Birds |
|---|---|
| African clawed frog | Mute swan |
| Egyptian goose | |
| Reptiles | Common peafowl |
| Snapping turtle | Ringed turtle-dove (formerly) |
| Painted turtle | Spotted dove |
| Slider | Eurasian collared-dove |
| Diamond-backed water snake | Rose-ringed parakeet |
| Canary-winged parakeet | |
| Mammals | Monk parakeet (eradicated) |
| House cat | Red-crowned parrot |
| Eastern gray squirrel | Lilac-crowned parrot |
| Fox squirrel | Yellow-headed parrot |
| Burchell's zebra | Blue-crowned parakeet |
| Fallow deer | Black-hooded parakeet |
| Sambar | Mitered parakeet |
| Axis deer | Red-masked parakeet |
| Himalayan tahr | Yellow-chevroned parakeet |
| Northern red bishop | |
| Nutmeg mannikin | |
| Red-whiskered bulbul |
*This list excludes species that breed in the wild only occasionally (e.g., budgerigars).
Table 1. Relative sizes of carnivores.
Table 2. Established species of non-native mammals in California.
Table 3. Established populations of escaped pets/ornamental animals.
Table 4. Restricted domestic animals.
Table 5. Restricted and exempted domestic animals.
Table 6. Illegal pets in California.
