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Scientists have developed a fecal-sampling method that can help identify illegally captured wild birds that are being sold as captive-raised.

The wild parrots that call San Francisco home have become a given of city life, squawking their way to their favorite spots, delighting tourists. The famous flock is now about 300 strong, more than ...

SAN DIEGO — It's not your average pigeon or seagull going after your lunch in Ocean Beach, or even a screeching crow perched on an East County light post - it's a wild parrot! "I have lived in Santee ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Wild parrots in parts of the San Gabriel Valley have recently become targets for a still-unidentified shooter or shooters with a BB gun. Cleo Watts, a ...

Recent studies in both captive parrots and wild green-rumped parrotlets indicate that some species use individualized calls to distinguish specific individuals. Captive birds often mimic human-given ...

Wild parrot flock is going strong, more than triple what it was 10 years ago. Cherry-headed conures are shown in Berkeley, Calif. Wild parrots have become a common sight in San Francisco. SAN ...

A new study has found that pet parrots that make video calls to other parrots show signs of feeling less isolated Ellie, an 11-year-old Goffin's cockatoo, learns to make a video phone call to a ...