Ancient DNA reveals pre-Inca societies transported live Amazonian parrots across the formidable Andes mountains.

Excavations on Peru's coast reveal pre-Inca parrot husbandry, radiocarbon-dated to 1100-1450, and long-distance transport ...

I am not a native of Southern California. Since moving here over a decade ago, I have heard stories of the infamous wild parrots that are heard long before they are seen. Yet, I have never seen any ...

Deep within the tropical rainforests of Central and South America lives one of the most powerful birds on Earth: the harpy ...

The Guam kingfisher was extinct in the wild. Through coordinated breeding, cultural consultation, and careful reintroduction ...

Ancient DNA pulled from colorful feathers inside a sealed Peruvian tomb has revealed that pre-Inca societies ran a ...

The team suspected that “these birds were wild-caught in the rainforest, transported alive across the Andes, and kept in ...

A new study shows that parrots and Amazon macaws were traded across the Andes for elite feather ornaments long before the ...

Discover Zaksee Bird Sanctuary in Tampa, Florida, where rescued parrots live in lush aviaries built by hand and visitors ...

Male sihek of a feather flock together — at least, that’s what’s happening at the Oregon Zoo. It’s a discovery upending previous beliefs about a territorial and critically endangered bird species.

Centuries before the rise of the Inca Empire, a much smaller kingdom on the central coast of Peru already had a sophisticated ...

It's so popular, the West Michigan Whitecaps have decided to take its moniker on as their alter-ego for the upcoming 2026 season. This common creature is known for it's tell-tale white, zinc-covered ...