Nathan asked his mother, Maria Roman, for a pet bird and she said yes. They purchased Paco, a yellow and green male parakeet, but realized only a couple of days later that the new pet was lonely ...
Commonly known as the ring-necked or rose-ringed parakeet in reference to the band around the male birds' necks, Psittacula krameri is native to Asia and sub-Saharan Africa. To pinpoint the ancestral ...
Scientists sequenced the genome of a stuffed Carolina parakeet held in a private collection. The colourful bird's DNA showed none of the signs of inbreeding characteristic of animals that have ...
This striking picture showing a parakeet attacking a tree-climbing lizard has won a top photography award. Originally published on talker.news, part of the BLOX Digital Content Exchange.
Glasgow's wild parakeet flock is colourful and popular with the locals but their days may be numbered. About 20 or 30 of the birds have made their home in Victoria Park in the west of the city.
An animal rescue in Macomb County is overwhelmed after the son of an animal hoarder dropped off hundreds of parakeets just before Christmas. Officials said 837 birds were surrendered on Thursday (Dec.
Caiques are a diminutive species of parrot native to South America. Their name, pronounced “kah-eek” means “bathing bird” in an indigenous language, but they are known by several other ...