Centuries before the rise of the Inca Empire, a much smaller kingdom on the central coast of Peru already had a sophisticated ...

Nanday parakeets have stuck to the canyons around Malibu, so it’s not clear how they got there.

The team suspected that “these birds were wild-caught in the rainforest, transported alive across the Andes, and kept in ...

Scientists studied centuries-old bird feathers from an ancient tomb on the coast, and then traced the origins back to the ...

Captive-bred parrots may develop a different dialect from their wild relatives and this could prevent them from being able to communicate effectively with their wild peers after they’re released ...

A wild blue-headed macaw (Primolius couloni) prepares to waste a fruit in the Amazonian region in Perú. (Credit: José Tella) If you live with parrots, like me, then you spend a significant amount of ...

That the parrots of Los Angeles are loud is an indisputable fact. The voluble squawks, warbles and trills of the colorful non-native birds (descendants of those originally imported from Mexico as pets ...

Some birds that mimic humans can only say a few words or phrases. For instance, crows in captivity often repeat words like ...

Sarasota Jungle Gardens brought some feathered friends to the Leonard Reid House in an event that hosted kids from local schools.

Swearing Parrots Cause Stir at Lincolnshire Wildlife Park Many have seen talking parrots, but swearing parrots are a rarity. At a zoo in the UK, five parrots became notorious for their foul language, ...