Warble duets seem linked to active territory defense. Physical fights in the wild were always preceded by warble duets. Playback experiments also showed that parrots increased warble duets when ...

Animals have a way of surprising us in ways we didn't expect. Even vocal birds, who are capable of saying all kinds of things, might pull something out of nowhere that stops you in your tracks. As a ...

Learn how wild parrots follow language-like syntax and structured vocal rules during territorial duets.

With a few minutes of searching, anyone can find videos online of chatty birds: macaws talk to their keepers, cockatoos sing ...

In the heart of the Amazon, where pristine rainforest remains largely untouched by humans, birds are shrinking. For about four decades, researchers collected and measured 77 species of birds at forest ...

Nico the Amazon parrot has found his happy place, and that place is in the middle of a torrential rainstorm. The more rain the merrier is obviously his motto, as I've never quite heard a parrot so ...

A recent study analyzed the behavior of birds that feed on insects in parts of the Amazon that have not yet been altered by human activity. Of the 29 species studied, 24 have gone through a reduction ...

They're chipper, can live long lives and sometimes repeat words we don't want them to: Parrots are colorful animals that, given the right care and attention, will make any home better. "Birds are not ...