New Zealand conservationists have been fighting for years to keep the kakapo, the world's only flightless parrot, from ...

The red-tailed amazon, one of the rarest parrots in Brazil, has made a remarkable comeback thanks to the tireless efforts of environmental groups. As Mongabay reported, illegal wildlife trafficking ...

It can be hard to both monitor and protect rare bird breeds, especially if they have the tendency to be out and about mostly at nighttime like this particular breed, but experts think they've finally ...

The world’s only flightless parrot, New Zealand’s kakapo, is edging back from extinction as conservationists raise numbers from 50 to over 200 and a bumper rimu fruit crop triggers a rare breeding ...

The night parrot is a beautiful green and yellow bird native to Australia. These birds are nocturnal, nesting on the ground and favoring desert environments. The night parrot is extremely lightweight ...

“Elated” ecologists spent several weeks observing a “rare” flock of scarlet-chested parrots in New South Wales, an organization said. Google Street View ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Parrots are not an uncommon bird species — there are about ...

TOLEDO, Ohio — The Toledo Zoo has played in an important role in recent conservation efforts to save a rare bird species in Brazil, the zoo announced in a press release. Zoo employee Joe Wood, along ...

PHOENIX (AP) — Minutes after getting to a park in the middle of Phoenix, you can see flashes of green in the sky and hear chatter because love is in the air — or at least, the lovebirds are. The small ...