The authors pieced together the long history of parrots in the genus Amazona, focusing on two species — the Cuban (Amazona leucocephala; upper) and Hispaniolan (A. ventralis; lower) parrots — for ...

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 ...

To the ancient Puebloans inhabiting the high desert centuries ago, the scarlet macaw parrot was considered a sacred entity.

In the wild, parrots squeak, squawk, whistle and trill to communicate with their flockmates. These highly social birds rely on their complex communication systems to get food and warn of potential ...

The parrots of Southeastern Peru crave an earthy delicacy: dirt. At the Colorado clay lick, a cliff face rising above the Tambopata River in the western Amazon Basin, parrots — often hundreds at a ...

Parrots are exceptionally intelligent animals. They use tools, boast sophisticated problem-solving abilities, understand mathematical concepts and, of course, excel at "speaking." Now, as Catherine ...

A scarlet macaw Travis Isaacs via Wikimedia under CC By-SA 2.0 After dogs, cats and fish, birds are America’s fourth favorite pet. Over 7.5 million pet birds live in households across the United ...

Cruz the African Grey varies his wake-up call each day just to keep things interesting. That morning, it was a little song ...

Today the squawks, shrieks, and whistles of parrots reverberate through the rainforest of Puerto Rico. But a few decades ago, these sounds almost disappeared. In a last-ditch effort to pull the ...

Punjab Wildlife Rangers have indicated that they may once again extend the deadline for registration of pet parrots kept in ...

Lovebirds — and perhaps other species — seem to confound nature’s strong preference for bilateral bodies. By Veronique Greenwood Lovebirds, small parrots with vibrant rainbow plumage and cheeky ...