There’s brachiating, where a primate swings from perch to perch using its arms, and now there’s beakiating, where a parrot swings along the underside of a twig using their feet and beak A Peach-faced ...

Minutes after getting to a park in the middle of Phoenix, you can see flashes of green in the sky and hear chatter because love is in the air — or at least, the lovebirds are. The small parrots are ...

When it comes to speech, parrots have the gift of gab. And the way the brains of small parrots known as budgerigars bestow this gift is remarkably similar to human speech, researchers report March 19 ...

New to birding? Start with the basics. Learn to recognize 15 common backyard birds, and discover ways to attract them to your yard.

Parakeets are one of the most popular choices for pets. While the term "parakeet" encompasses over a hundred species of small parrots, for most people, it’s synonymous with one specific species: the ...

Lovebirds — and perhaps other species — seem to confound nature’s strong preference for bilateral bodies. By Veronique Greenwood Lovebirds, small parrots with vibrant rainbow plumage and cheeky ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. GrrlScientist writes about evolution, ecology, behavior and health. A handful of fluffy orange-bellied parrots (Neophema ...

A colony of parakeets is making a stir in a Long Island community over concerns that their giant nests -- which can weigh hundreds of pounds and grow to 10 feet in diameter -- pose an ongoing power ...