These small parrots build large apartment complexes to live in. Monk parakeets are small lime-green parrots with grey underparts, a yellow beak and a long, pointy tail.

Unlike birds whose plumage is mostly blue, the green coloring of a green bird’s feathers is primarily a combination of pigment and structure, not just a trick of the light. These birds’ emerald green, ...

A species of parakeet that threatens wildlife and crops is to be removed from the wild, the government has said. The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) said the monk ...

A species of parakeet that threatens wildlife and crops is to be removed from the wild, the government has said. The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) said the monk ...

More than half a million monk parakeets were imported into Mexico as part of the pet trade between 2000 and 2015. Hobson and her colleagues used international trade data to determine that 90% of ...

Monk parakeets live in complex social groups like humans do, said Erica L. Westerman, Ph.D., an associate professor of biological sciences at the University of Arkansas, who also wasn't involved ...

A species of parakeet that threatens native wildlife and crops is to be removed from the wild, the government says. Defra to remove problem monk parakeets from wild - BBC News We've updated our ...

Jackson, an avid birdwatcher, said what she believes are two monk parakeets, showed up the day after the Category 1 hurricane hit the Big Bend, and they are still here.