When you’re looking for a small bird as a pet, parakeets or budgies are generally recommended. The truth is that a budgie is a parakeet! It can be quite confusing, but only in the U.S. is a budgie ...

These aren’t the droids you’re looking for, but a near-sighted Jedi could easily mistake one of these talented birds for R2-D2. Bluey, the parakeet above, has made headlines this week for his perfect ...

Strolling through St. Paul’s Phalen Park last fall with some birdwatching friends, I heard an unusual bird call, repeated several times. Following the sounds to an oak tree, we were startled to see ...

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 ...

Having a baby changes everything, and there's no sugarcoating the fact that it's an exhausting, challenging, and sometimes overwhelming journey. And, when you're the one who birthed the little one(s), ...

Turns out, this bird you can change. An escaped parakeet has joined a flock of sparrows and has been living free in the wilds of Central Park for the past month — but the bright green birdie only has ...

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Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Parrots are not an uncommon bird species — there are about ...

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — The last month has been a busy one for Shannon Kramer and everyone else at Birds and Beaks Rescue. Around Christmas time, Birds and Beaks took in around 300 of the more than 800 ...

The unfamiliar monk parakeets got to know each other slowly before moving on to behaviors like preening, pictured here. Claire O'Connell Monk parakeets are highly social birds. These bright green ...