A Texas A&M-led research team has discovered that a population of endangered red-crowned parrots is thriving in urban areas of South Texas. The parrots are a unique case, considering that many animal species are affected ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 22, 2023
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One of Australia's most endangered parrots is facing a new threat after being found to carry a destructive pathogen normally associated with several varieties of crops.
Plants & Animals
Sep 20, 2023
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The critically endangered orange-bellied parrot's first attempt at migration is often full of risk, but a new study from researchers at The Australian National University (ANU) offers clues about which birds are most likely ...
Plants & Animals
May 12, 2023
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Special cranial adaptations, including an asymmetrical 'wonky' skull and enlarged ears, may give the critically endangered ground-dwelling Night Parrot the edge it needs to make its way around the Outback in the dark— even ...
Evolution
Mar 20, 2023
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Just half a percent of the available tree hollows in Canberra's woodlands are suitable nests for superb parrots.
Plants & Animals
Feb 10, 2023
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"Say 'Polly wants a cracker!'" This classic catchphrase is actually quite an insult to the birds who are among the most intelligent creatures on Earth. One particularly famous example was Harvard-based African gray parrot ...
Plants & Animals
May 31, 2022
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Exactly 100 years ago tomorrow, a bird that had been relegated to extinction made a comeback. The exquisitely beautiful paradise parrot was rediscovered by Cyril Jerrard, a grazier from Gayndah in Queensland's Burnett district, ...
Plants & Animals
Dec 10, 2021
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A training technique that has been practiced by parrot owners for decades is now being applied by Texas A&M University researchers in establishing new bird flocks in the wild.
Ecology
Sep 3, 2021
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As part of a wide-ranging conservation effort, a group of Oakland University researchers has been mapping the DNA of Amazon parrot species from the Caribbean.
Ecology
Jun 17, 2021
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"Pretty" parrots are more likely to be snatched up for Indonesia's illegal wildlife trade, a new study reveals.
Plants & Animals
May 20, 2021
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