Parakeets and parrotlets love fresh seeds, vegetables, greens, and fruit. It is important to offer a good quality commercial diet so that they get their correct vitamins and minerals. Cuttlebone ...

Since parakeets need a balanced diet, sweet potatoes are just as safe as carrots or even certain fruits. Make sure to cook ...

GrrlScientist writes about evolution, ecology, behavior and health. Thick-billed parrots, Rhynchopsitta pachyrhyncha, are an enigma. Despite their ecological and cultural importance, especially to ...

A female eclectus parrot casts a quizzical look at the camera. Although most male birds are flashier than their female counterparts, the female eclectus flaunts cherry red plumage and the male ...

When humans want to move fast—barring speed-walking competitions—we pick up our feet. But when birds need to get somewhere quickly, they tend to always keep one foot on the ground, leading to ...

Newly Discovered Late Cretaceous Birds May Have Carried Heavy Prey Like Extant Raptors Oct. 9, 2024 — Newly discovered birds from Late Cretaceous North America were hawk-sized and had powerful ...

London's peregrine falcons were forced to eat more parakeets during lockdown, scientists have found. King's College London found that peregrines had to find alternatives as pigeons left urban ...

You might not spend as much time in your garden during winter, but if you keep an eye out you'll still see plenty of bird activity. Here are some of the birds you're likely to spot spending time in ...

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 ...

In a first in the district, a group of Alexandrine parakeets, rare and the largest among the parrots named after Alexander the Great, was spotted in a natural habitat in Pathanamthitta.

For migrating birds, fall brings difficulty and danger. To reach warm winter climes, many birds must fly hundreds or thousands of miles, expend immense amounts of energy and successfully dodge ...