A record 90 chicks have been added to the population count of the kakapo parrot in New Zealand, delighting conservationists.

Parrots don't speak human language, they mimic human sounds. Thanks to keen hearing, they precisely copy not just sounds, but ...

There are now 325 kakapos in New Zealand, the largest population of the giant, flightless parrot species in decades, conservationists said.

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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 ...

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A bird believed to belong to a famous flock of wild parrots in San Francisco was rescued after its head got stuck between ...

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 ...

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 ...

Like humans, pet parrots can benefit from virtual connection with their peers. Last week, researchers from Northeastern University, the University of Glasgow and MIT announced their new study, which ...

When we think about the smartest animals, chimpanzees are usually the first to come to mind. Experiments show that they can memorize sequences of numbers, learn the meaning of words and associate ...