Established in Austin in the early 1970s from escaped caged birds, Monk parakeets (Myiopsitta monachus) also known as Quaker parrots ... In the wild these colonies can become quite large, with ...

This is how the second Quaker parrot was captured from the wild, and began taking up residence with the family. "They mated right away, and that's when we realized that Lucky was actually a he ...

also known as the Quaker parrot, is one of 25 parrot species once kept only as pets in the U.S. that are now thriving in the wild of 23 states. While most have stuck to warm-weather states like ...

As far as food goes, Quaker Parrots have a variety of foods they can eat. In the wild, Quaker Parrots might eat seeds, nuts, berries, leaf buds and blossoms. Domesticated Quaker Parrots will eat a ...

A plague of Quaker parrots is causing alarm in the Spanish city Barcelona. Also known as the South American Monk parakeet and originally from Latin America, the bird has a prodigious appetite and its ...

They’re so beloved as pets that international traffickers are now stealing them from the wild. A female eclectus parrot casts a quizzical look at the camera. Although most male birds are ...

Today, even with major interventions, there are fewer than 200 Puerto Rican parrots in the wild. At just 12-14 inches tall, the hawk-headed parrot is the smallest of the Amazonian parrots.