The African grey parrot is endangered and it is illegal to sell them Row after row of thin barred cages hold brilliantly coloured birds whose screeches fill the air with a deafening noise.

While birds can be very lovely companions, there are certain species of birds that require advanced care, understanding, and ...

Many times, they watch the ‘new stock’, being shoved into the same cage which they will share until they are all sold out to new owners. The trade in African grey parrots is lucrative ...

AWI opposes this application and finds that it is driven by a single motive—commercial profit. In 2016, in response to increasing threats to the African grey parrot from the international pet trade ...

In captivity, a cactus finch learnt how to do this by watching the woodpecker finch from its cage ... of parrots as mindless mimics to be incorrect. The captive African grey parrot Alex is ...

Imagine having a bird as a pet that goes missing for years, and when it finally returns home, it speaks a new language. That’s precisely the story of an African parrot with a British accent.

By far the most coveted species is the African ... that parrots are more than amusing sidekicks on pirates’ shoulders, or pets singing songs and mimicking vulgarities from a cage.

A "depressed" parrot that refused to talk when its owner died has started swearing after finding a new home, the RSPCA said. Jesse, an African grey parrot, was taken to Ashley Heath Animal Centre ...

GrrlScientist writes about evolution, ecology, behavior and health. Thick-billed parrots, Rhynchopsitta pachyrhyncha, are an enigma. Despite their ecological and cultural importance, especially to ...