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Miami's Feral Chickens Face Uncertain Future Amid Gentrification and Invasive Peacocks

Wild roosters, hens, and baby chicks have become common in Miami neighborhoods like Little Havana and downtown by 2025, appearing alongside wild birds such as flamingos and pelicans.
This growth follows longtime backyard domestication and increasing sightings of feral chickens over the past two decades, notably recognized culturally in Little Havana since 2002.
Numerous vibrant, six-foot fiberglass rooster sculptures created by the late Pedro Damián adorn businesses throughout Little Havana's main thoroughfare, Calle Ocho, celebrating the neighborhood’s culture and drawing visitors.
Resident historian Paul George and local business owner Jakelin Llaguna note that while many embrace roosters as a city symbol and renewal sign, others find their early crowing a nuisance amid urban gentrification and legal restrictions.
Feral roosters face an uncertain future due to development, ordinances against live poultry, and competition from invasive peacocks that have spread into nearby communities like Coconut Grove.

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Wild Chickens Take Over Miami While Some Embrace Roosters as a Cultural Symbol

MIAMI (AP) — Flamingos, pelicans, herons and parrots are just a few of the wild birds that call Miami home, but it’s the roosters, hens and baby chicks that have come to rule the roost in recent years. Not only found in residential neighborhoods like Little Havana, Little Haiti and Wynwood, the fowl families are […]

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Wild chickens face turf war with bad-tempered peacocks after taking over Miami

Flamingos, pelicans, herons and parrots all call Miami home

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The Bakersfield Californian

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AP PHOTOS: Chickens take over Miami while some embrace roosters as a cultural symbol

Flamingos, pelicans, herons and parrots are just a few of the wild birds that call Miami home, but it’s the roosters, hens and baby chicks that have come to rule the roost in recent years. Not only found in residential…

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Wild chickens take over Miami while some embrace roosters as a cultural symbol

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Chickens, Chickens and Wild Chicks Take over the Streets of Miami

Cocks and hens roam the streets of Miami, symbolizing a cultural heritage that faces challenges of modernization of the public space. Their presence generates debates about identity and urbanism.

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Remolacha - Noticias Republica Dominicana

Whatseto?:The Cocks Take over the Streets of Miami

Flamencos and parrots may be the best-known birds in Miami, but it is the cocks and hens who have taken to the streets and have stolen the leading role. (Continue reading...) Take a look at the video here: La entrada Whatseto?:The roosters own the streets of Miami was first published in Remolacha - Noticias Dominicana.

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