When you’re looking for a small bird as a pet, parakeets or budgies are generally recommended. The truth is that a budgie is a parakeet! It can be quite confusing, but only in the U.S. is a budgie ...

Quaker parakeets are popular for their charming and funny personality. They can mimic human speech, making them fascinating pets. They’re an excellent choice for families looking to have a smaller ...

Letters: Stephen Pound on using rubber serpents to deal with greedy, ring-necked parakeets. Plus letters from Dr Andrew Bodey and Nigel Walker ...

A nesting association between invasive and native bird species can counteract predators to aid the spread of an invasive species across non-urban habitats, where the invasives may become crop pests A ...

For this installment of "From the Archives," we answer a reader question about the monk parakeets and grackles in Austin.