Q. While traveling through southern Florida, we saw a flock of green birds that looked like parrots. What could they have been? Aren’t parrots restricted to the tropics of South America and Africa? A.

Green parrots are varied in their traits and care requirements, with some being more suitable for experienced bird owners. Popular species like budgerigars and lovebirds are generally easy to manage, ...

The authors pieced together the long history of parrots in the genus Amazona, focusing on two species — the Cuban (Amazona leucocephala; upper) and Hispaniolan (A. ventralis; lower) parrots — for ...

Red-crowned Parrot https://www.flickr.com/photos/juliom/20457677839/in/photostream/ (Julio Mulero, Flickr) An endangered parrot species is making a home in South ...

Parrots are one of the most endangered groups of birds in the world, yet paradoxically, the populations of many parrot species are growing. How can this be? Naturalized red-masked parakeets (Aratinga ...

There is a darker side to the lighthearted story about the challenges of being a grey parrot seller in Nigeria (“Polly-Glot a Cracker? Parrots in Nigeria Speak Many Tongues,” page one, Dec. 2). Grey ...

La Jolla is home to several bird species, among them seagulls, pelicans, hawks and … parrots. Though the last in that list aren’t native to the region, they nonetheless come to San Diego annually to ...

The Endangered night parrot (Pezoporus occidentalis) is one of the rarest birds in Australia, with fewer than 20 known alive ...