While they look similar to monks due to their medium size, mostly bright green bodies, and long, pointed tails, Nanday parakeets have bold black faces, throats, and black bills. They also have hints ...

Your backyard is filled with beautiful sights and wildlife. And one of the most common animals seen is birds. However, instead of your normal species, have you ever thought of attracting a more ...

When Stephen Pruett-Jones, PhD, an ecologist at the University of Chicago, first came to Chicago in 1988, he stumbled on a unique piece of the city's history: the monk parakeets of Hyde Park. The ...

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 ...

An unlikely intruder was found by security guards on the Columbia Falls Aluminum Co. property Thursday. According to Animal Control Officer Paul Charbonneau, a pair of the guards checking the old ...

A Pennsylvania Game Commission proposal to ban nanday conure parrots is raising a squawk in Harrisburg. Bird fanciers say it's unfair to single out the green South American birds. "If they can justify ...