Community members who spot the birds can help track their spread across the state by reporting them to the Texas Invasive ...

An invasive species is a living organism—whether animal, plant, fungus, or microbe—that is not native to a particular ...

Despite their small brains, many birds develop sophisticated social structures with diverse systems of communication.

The city of Round Rock is preparing for repairs to its historic water tower after invasive monk parakeets caused damage to ...

Firefighters on Long Island extinguished a fire in a bird's nest that caused hundreds of PSEG customers to lose power over the weekend.

Several parrot species face bans on pet ownership globally due to endangerment or invasive potential. The Pesquet’s Parrot, Lear’s Macaw, and Spix’s M ...

In the urban parks of Barcelona, Spain, the calls of a tropical parrot fill the air. The bright green monk parakeet, native to South America, has found a new home in European cities. Monk ...

Monk Parakeets eat the buds of cherry blossom trees at Greenwood Cemetery. Cherry Blossom season is for the birds -- tiny, noisy, green ones specifically. Primary Menu Sections ...

Could this wild parrot be Texas' new monk parakeet? Reported sightings of Nanday parakeets in Texas date back to 2011. By Ariana Garcia , Assistant News Editor Oct 9, 2024 ...

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 ...

First saw a monk parrot in HP in 1978 at 53rd and HPBlvd (of course). I think they left because a) a bunch of the huge pre-settlement oak and elm trees that could accommodate their 4 to 6 foot long ...

Monk parakeets weren't born in Texas, but they got here as fast as they could. How wild parrots made Houston their Texas home How the exotic monk parakeet created a home for itself in Houston and ...