Critically endangered parakeets at a Nelson ecological sanctuary have been making the most of good conditions to boost their numbers. Recent survey work by the Department of Conservation (DOC) ...

Monk parakeets in big colonies developed voice accents and made a greater variety of sounds, possibly to handle communal ...

Wild parakeet breeding populations are established in more than 30 countries They're good at adapting to new environments, and there are few natural predators outside native area Love them or hate ...

Stuck with two cockatiels and a lonesome lovebird in a cage in Liz Lynch’s sunroom in Queens, Elvis the parrot seems like just another ordinary pet-shop purchase. But outside Lynch’s windows are signs ...

On the Hawaiian island of Kauai, rose-ringed parakeets, which are often kept as pets, have bred in the wild, destroying farms and bothering residents. They may also be threatening native plants. PBS ...