When you walk through a lush rainforest and catch a glimpse of something long, thin, and brilliantly green moving in the trees, chances are you’ve just spotted a parrot snake. This reptile, ...

A critically endangered New Zealand parrot is receiving much needed help. The flightless Kākāpō, though once widespread in the region, has seen devastating population losses. The usual culprits are at ...

The red-tailed amazon, one of the rarest parrots in Brazil, has made a remarkable comeback thanks to the tireless efforts of environmental groups. As Mongabay reported, illegal wildlife trafficking ...

Birds of a feather flock together — far away from society. Researchers have found reason to believe that the kea — a large, endangered parrot species — once lived among humans before moving away from ...

In many urban areas across the U.S. and abroad, feral, non-native parrots have become established. This is true in Brooklyn’s Green-Wood Cemetery, where a colony of lime green monk parakeets have ...

African Greys are one of the most popular pet parrots. They are very intelligent birds. They have the ability to imitate human speech and just about any other sound they choose. The amazing thing is ...

A critically endangered nocturnal parrot may have evolved a "wonky" skull and big ears to help it survive in the dark. Using high-resolution CT scans on museum specimens, researchers at Flinders ...

A recent study finds that parrots will rapidly go extinct if we allow deforestation, agriculture and poaching to continue unabated People love parrots for their intelligence, their ability to mimic ...

Twelve years after Australia’s 'extinct' night parrot was rediscovered, a worrying new investigation has revealed swathes of ...

The iconic Tasmanian swift parrot is facing population collapse and could become extinct within 16 years, new research has found. The researchers have called on the Federal Government to list the ...