Monk parakeets risk losing their hard-won social standing if they are absent from their flock for just eight days. And the highest-ranking birds lose the most status during their brief absence.

Black-capped chickadees, dark-eyed juncos and cardinals congregate around a backyard feeder as birdseed falls to the grass like sprinkles. Suddenly, from the sky comes a flash of vivid green and blue, ...

Parrots, renowned for their mimicry, not only have the ability to imitate a variety of sounds but they also possess unique voices of their own, according to a new study A wild monk parakeet ...

In the 50 years since monk parakeets arrived in Europe and spread across the continent, the species has developed distinct dialects that vary across countries and cities, according to a team of ...

Parrots consistently top the charts of the world’s smartest animals. Certain species can outperform 5-year-olds on cognitive tasks, others have the ability to learn more than 500 words, and some of ...

More than 800 electric customers in Amityville lost power for just under an hour Thursday after a monk parakeet nest perched atop a utility pole made contact with electrical equipment, tripping local ...

CHICAGO | St. Xavier University assistant professor Christopher Appelt is looking for volunteers to help him study the impact of monk parakeets on native bird species in the Chicago area. "Monk ...

Cherry Blossom season is for the birds in Brooklyn. At Greenwood Cemetery the yearly blossoming of the vibrant pink trees is also a time for an unusual, local sight — a throng of florescent green monk ...

For over 60 years, green-feathered Monk parakeets have darted across the Crescent City, squawking from telephone lines and nesting in power poles. Aside from their unique preference for urban nesting, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A monk parakeet preens a friend. Researchers used dye markers to identify individuals for their social experiment. “There can be a ...