Monk parakeets in big colonies developed voice accents and made a greater variety of sounds, possibly to handle communal ...

In the area of Guanacaste where my family and I have lived for the last 12 years it is almost impossible to go through a day without hearing the shrill calls of orange-chinned parakeets. They’re so ...

Monk parakeets have been flapping around Houston for around 50 years. Having logged just 20 years in the city myself, I feel some reticence calling them an invasive species. Yet, technically, the monk ...

Monk parakeets are highly social birds. These bright green parrots live together in large groups, building sprawling, multifamily stick nests that often include chambers for dozens of individuals.

Monk parakeets ease into new friendships, slowly approaching strangers to avoid aggressive encounters. Researchers watched how birds shared space, groomed each other, and escalated to deeper social ...