When it comes to spectacular displays of color, birds are obvious standouts in the natural world. Many brightly colored birds get their pigments from the foods that they eat, but that's not true of ...

They purchased a blue parakeet and named it Azul, Spanish for blue. “I remember when I first got them, I promised them that I would keep them with me until their time came. I really wanted to stay ...

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Binnowee Landing, a new exhibit at the San Francisco Zoo, is something of a cross between Alfred Hitchcock's "The Birds" and "The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill." It's definitely not the place for ...

For this installment of "From the Archives," we answer a reader question about the monk parakeets and grackles in Austin.

Many brightly colored birds get their pigments from the foods that they eat, but that's not true of parrots. Now, researchers reporting a study of familiar pet store parakeets -- also known as budgies ...