U.S. researchers are launching studies on Mexico’s red-crowned parrot — a species that has been adapting so well to living in cities in California and Texas after escaping from the ...

Unlike birds whose plumage is mostly blue, the green coloring of a green bird‘s feathers is the result of pigment, not a trick of the light. These birds’ emerald green, lime green, chartreuse, or ...

The collared lory (Phigys solitarius) sports a dark blue-purple top, deep red abdomen, and bright green wings and back of neck. This noisy lorikeet is commonly found on islands in Fiji and can fly ...

Male Australian king-parrots have a completely red head, while the females have a completely green head. Both have a red belly and a green back, wings, and tail. Image credits: shutterstock.

The Eclectus Parrot is one of nature’s most fascinating birds because males are bright green, while females are deep red with violet-blue accents—so different that scientists once thought they ...

Red-and-green macaws flock to this part of southeastern Peru because of the clay-rich riverbanks—and tourists follow, eager to see the beautiful birds in the wild.

The beloved Red-Crowned Parrot, the official bird of Brownsville, Texas, and one of two native parrots in the U.S., faces threats from people stealing nestlings to sell into the pet trade.

Parrot feathers flaunt an array of colors, with yellow, red and orange hues made possible by pigments called psittacofulvins that are found only in the vibrant birds (SN: 3/15/05).

An idea takes wings: A dance presentation inspired by the parrot . June 21 ... production will capture the bird in all its splendour — the vibrant green feathers, chilli red beak and ...