Hilario Ascasubi, a town in the south of Argentina`s Buenos Aires province, is facing invasion by thousands of noisy cliff parrots.

The giant colony of parrots has been around for several years now, and is growing fast, as is the level of property damage they cause.

The green-feathered birds bite on electrical and internet wires, driving electricity providers crazy in a never-ending race to keep networks in working order. Bird droppings on sidewalks and streets are also a big problem, as is the constant noise the birds make night and day.

Many of the 5,000 inhabitants of Hilario Ascasubi are at their wits` end, claiming that they can`t go on living alongside the birds, but there isn`t much the local authorities can do.