Research in Italian cities shows that non-native parrot species occupy ecological roles absent from native urban bird communities, rather than simply overtaking them.

For over 60 years, green-feathered Monk parakeets have darted across the Crescent City, squawking from telephone lines and nesting in power poles. Aside from their unique preference for urban nesting, ...

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 ...

At a quiet street intersection in Chicago's Englewood neighborhood, the imposing figure of a pine tree is only outweighed by ...

Monk parakeets have been flapping around Houston for around 50 years. Having logged just 20 years in the city myself, I feel some reticence calling them an invasive species. Yet, technically, the monk ...

In the urban parks of Barcelona, Spain, the calls of a tropical parrot fill the air. The bright green monk parakeet, native to South America, has found a new home in European cities. Monk parakeets ...

A new study reports that parrots who are strangers to each other “test the waters” by forming new relationships through a series of increasingly friendly interactions that are much like developing ...

More than 800 electric customers in Amityville lost power for just under an hour Thursday after a monk parakeet nest perched atop a utility pole made contact with electrical equipment, tripping local ...