When people think of parrots, what usually comes to mind is their remarkable ability to mimic human speech. Despite having a ...

“Although we know that wild parrots and some other animals have vocal signatures and can even use them to direct ...

Human children often copy their friends’ preferences for toys or clothes, while adults are prone to jumping on popular diets ...

A new PLOS ONE study shows that companion parrots across multiple species can learn and use individualized human names in contextually appropriate ways, not just mimic sounds. The findings suggest a ...

A wild blue-headed macaw (Primolius couloni) prepares to waste a fruit in the Amazonian region in Perú. (Credit: José Tella) If you live with parrots, like me, then you spend a significant amount of ...

Captive-bred parrots may develop a different dialect from their wild relatives and this could prevent them from being able to communicate effectively with their wild peers after they’re released ...

Monk parakeets in big colonies developed voice accents and made a greater variety of sounds, possibly to handle communal ...

That the parrots of Los Angeles are loud is an indisputable fact. The voluble squawks, warbles and trills of the colorful non-native birds (descendants of those originally imported from Mexico as pets ...