Writing in the Royal Society Open Science, researchers studied thousands of monk parakeet (Myiopsitta monachus) vocalizations ...

Jackson, an avid birdwatcher, said what she believes are two monk parakeets, showed up the day after the Category 1 hurricane hit the Big Bend, and they are still here. "We really enjoy watching ...

Even if you've heard of monk parakeets—the accidentally introduced, bright green parrots known to nest in several American cities—it's still eye-opening when a flock of them flies clumsily ...

Argentina is a dove hunting paradise and the high volume shooting you’ll do there is equally humbling and informative.

A study of aggression in monk parakeets suggests that where they stand in the pecking order is a function of the bird's carefully calibrated perceptions of the rank of their fellow-feathered friends.

The city’s first-ever Urban Birding Festival brought together over 450 birders from Chicago and beyond to hear from expert ...

But in the UK, another species of parakeet has earned a worse reputation and been dealt with decisively by officials. The monk parakeet (Myiopsitta monachus) is native to parts of South America, but ...

In the vast plains of ancient South America, millions of years ago, a menacing shadow loomed over the grasslands. It wasn't a ...

We also compared pentosidine levels from breast and patagial tissue to document potential differences among collection sites of deceased vultures (with unknown ages) and monk parakeets (Myiopsitta ...

Among the studied urban vertebrate species, bats were identified as the most frequent hosts of potentially zoonotic pathogens ...

Parents gathered on benches to sip mate, the local caffeine-rich herbal tea, while monk parakeets cawed from their perches in the many palm, willow and palo borracho trees. For dinner, it seemed ...