Finding birds all over your car isn’t most people’s idea of fun. After all, with birds comes bird poop, and who wants that all over their vehicle? But maybe it depends on the type of bird that visits ...

If you live in California, chances are you've had Polly and friends show up in your yard. You're definitely not alone. California has thriving populations of wild parrots and parakeets, and their ...

The golden parakeet (Guaruba guarouba), highly sought after in the illegal pet trade for its striking yellow plumage, is at risk of extinction in the Brazilian Amazon. After being locally extinct for ...

Hurricane Debby brought downpours and turbulent winds this week, but it also brought two feathered phenomena — and they've landed in Mary Jackson's Kilearn Lakes backyard. Jackson, an avid birdwatcher ...

The bright green parrots start with low-cost social behaviors—like sitting near each other without touching—when first interacting with unfamiliar birds within their species, possibly to avoid ...

Parakeets form new friendships by slowly testing how close they can safely get to unfamiliar birds. This careful process ...

Monk parakeets ease into new friendships, slowly approaching strangers to avoid aggressive encounters. Researchers watched how birds shared space, groomed each other, and escalated to deeper social ...

SAN DIEGO, Calif. (WJW) – A dozen federally protected birds were seized at the Mexico border in California after six of the birds were discovered stuffed in a man’s boots, and the others were later ...

To accommodate the influx of bird-watchers and photographers, Wang began constructing a three-story homestay in August of last year, completing it in April. The building can host 23 guests, offering ...

One of the most popular pet birds that you could own, the parakeet, is loved around the world. But you might be wondering how long parakeets live. The answer is actually quite surprising, but there ...

First the Brits were shooting badgers. Then they were vaccinating badgers. Now they're chasing parakeets. As royal wedding fever reaches its apex this week, it's a good time to ask: are our former ...