SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — When thinking of the birds that define San Diego’s beaches, one probably pictures seabirds or seagulls in flight. But, there’s another avian species characteristic of the ...

On a summer Friday evening in Brownsville’s Joe & Tony Oliveira Park, a pandemonium of squawking parrots is charming enough to cause children playing with tablets to look away from their screens.

After conducting a high-tech survey of red-crowned parrots, Amazona viridigenalis, a team of scientists were surprised to discover that these parrots are actually thriving alongside human communities ...

The throaty squeaks of terror could easily be heard from 20 feet away. A pair of green parrots — likely red-crowned amazons native to northeast Mexico — screeched ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract An approximately 42-year-old, wild-caught, red-crowned Amazon parrot (Amazona viridigenalis) was evaluated for a subcutaneous mass to the ...

It’s not only the vacationing tourist who comes to San Diego and decides this is a good place to live. An increasing population of colorful and loud parrots and parakeets have adopted this region as ...

The squawking usually begins just past 4:30 p.m. this time of year, when the sun begins to hang low in the sky. Just a few at first, announcing themselves with loud calls from above. Another flock ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. GrrlScientist writes about evolution, ecology, behavior and health. Yet even amongst pet birds, parrots present a suite of special ...

It is dusk at Oliveira Park, in Brownsville — the southern most city in Texas. A large, noisy flock of birds with brilliant green plumages and red splotches on their heads is fluttering in from the ...

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