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 ...

The Monk Parakeet is vocal. Even if you don’t see them, Rea said they are easier to hear. “Many years ago, around 22 years ago, I would hear them in Forest Hills.

Monk parakeets, also known as Quaker parrots, are native to South America. The species was popular in the pet trade, and legend has it the U.S. feral populations started after a shipping crate ...

The monk parakeets that have invaded Europe and North America over the last 40-50 years fortifying their massive communal nests atop utility poles in many urban areas appear to have originated ...

Even if you've heard of monk parakeets—the accidentally introduced, bright green parrots known to nest in several American cities—it's still eye-opening when a flock of them flies clumsily ...

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 ...

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 ...

DALLAS — Several flocks of lime-green parakeets living in the wild have become a municipal marvel in the wooded neighborhoods near White Rock Lake. "They're so amazing and unexpected," said ...