Letters: Stephen Pound on using rubber serpents to deal with greedy, ring-necked parakeets. Plus letters from Dr Andrew Bodey and Nigel Walker ...

Bird organisations say more research on the species needed to control impact on other wildlife ...

Rose-ringed parakeets can be identified by their long tails (about the same length as their lime-green bodies), red beaks and loud call. Mature male parakeets have a black or rose-colored ring around ...

Wild parakeet breeding populations are established in more than 30 countries They're good at adapting to new environments, and there are few natural predators outside native area Love them or hate ...

A genomic analysis reveals that the Carolina parakeet disappeared suddenly and abruptly, without any genetic signatures associated with a dwindling population, and thus this species’ extinction is ...

A nesting association between invasive and native bird species can counteract predators to aid the spread of an invasive species across non-urban habitats, where the invasives may become crop pests A ...

It’s not only the vacationing tourist who comes to San Diego and decides this is a good place to live. An increasing population of colorful and loud parrots and parakeets have adopted this region as ...