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Long before spotting four bright green monk parakeets in a crab apple tree in Burbank, Lorrie Ward was a little bit bored with them. “I think you don’t realize how many there are until you start ...

Male budgie birds who show smarts become more attractive in the eyes of female counterparts, a new study suggests. According to the results, direct observation of "clever behavior," such as the ...

One of the most popular pet birds that you could own, the parakeet, is loved around the world. But you might be wondering how long parakeets live. The answer is actually quite surprising, but there ...

It's one year on since I last weighed our budgies, so a quick step onto the scales shows that both budgies have piled on a ton of weight in just one year! Though are they overweight or not, after all ...

Mei Mei is safe safe! The escapee parakeet that spent 10 weeks living with a flock of sparrows in the wilds of Central Park has finally been captured — and just in time to save her from chilling ...

Dear Elaine, One of my budgies recently died. I don't know exactly how old he was but I had had him for seven years. My remaining female budgie is eating, but only a little. I don't know whether to ...

The parakeet is one of the the world’s most successful invasive species. Though they are not native to the UK, ring-necked parakeets are now so numerous here that they qualify as a common British bird ...