They had Baby Bird for about a year before they learned exactly what kind of parrot he is. Jim looked around the internet and learned that Baby Bird was a Quaker parrot, also known as a monk parakeet.

Quaker Parrot A quaker parrot Willie, was given an award by the Denver Red Cross-Animal Lifesaver Award. In November, ... Willie flapped his wings and screamed "Mama Baby!!" ...

A Quaker parrot named Willie heroically saved a toddler's life in 2008 by alerting babysitter Meghan Howard to the child choking. Willie received the Animal Lifesaver Award from the Red Cross ...

Willie, the Quaker parrot, alerted its owner, Megan Howard, when the todler she was babysitting last November in Denver, Colorado, began to choke on her breakfast. As 2-year-old Hannah bagan to ...

A parrot has been honoured by the Red Cross for saving the life of a toddler. It was Willie's cries of alarm which alerted his owner that the toddler she was baby-sitting was choking on her breakfast.

Exotic bird rescue might not jump out as a growing need, ... Last year, they took in abandoned baby quaker birds found in Palm Beach County.