They're chipper, can live long lives and sometimes repeat words we don't want them to: Parrots are colorful animals that, given the right care and attention, will make any home better. "Birds are not ...

Of the dozen or so parrot species that can be heard squawking in the region, the red-crowned parrot is among the most numerous. Urban legend has it that the exotic flock began with birds that escaped ...

At Brooklyn's Green-Wood Cemetery the living get as much attention as the dead. Groundskeepers maintain the 478-acre historic landmark as an arboretum and habitat for more than 200 breeding and ...

African gray parrots will help other members of their species in need, the first time such charitable behavior has been documented among birds. “Parrots had not been tested yet,” says Brucks. “So it ...

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 ...