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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Of all the different Parrot breeds, the ones who pick up words and phrases are my favorite. For example, Auggie the ...

Though local enthusiasts are more than happy to see the birds — more than 4,700 people belong to a Facebook group called “Save the Wild Quaker Parrot of New Jersey” — the Department of ...