Further, because of their close association with the massive stick nests constructed by white storks (Figure 1), monk parakeets have been successfully moving out of cities and into rural areas ...

But Dallas’ White Rock Lake is home to a population ... Officially, they’re called the monk parakeet. The species is native to South America and often nests in the electrical lines at the ...

A beloved budgie certainly could have broken free from its cage, but it's more likely a member of a feral monk parakeet population — in essence, wild parakeets that have lived in a handful of ...

Shared genetic diversity across the global invasive range of the monk parakeet suggests a common restricted geographic origin and the possibility of convergent selection. Molecular Ecology , 2015 ...

Even if you've heard of monk parakeets—the accidentally introduced ... a flock of them flies clumsily over the jogging trail at White Rock Lake, loudly squawking all the way.

Attempts to stop the spread of bird flu and protect wildlife had unintended consequences. Small, emerald-coloured birds called monk parakeets (Myiopsitta monachus) invaded Mexico in the span of a ...

Writing in the Royal Society Open Science, researchers studied thousands of monk parakeet (Myiopsitta monachus) vocalizations from hundreds of birds in Barcelona across two years and ran these ...

It’s a sign of spring for the workers at PSE&G. The annual removal of monk parakeet nests from poles throughout the area began last week. Crews started in Edgewater, and by the time their work ...

"I never make a big ruckus about things, but this one I'm pretty passionate about," said White Rock-area resident ... too large," he said of TXU. The monk parakeet has proven to be very adaptable ...