Spotted a flash of green in the Houston suburbs? It might have been a monk parakeet, an invasive species that has been flying ...

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

About one in nine of those species has become invasive. Their cost is huge—estimates of the damage run to $120bn a year. California has made it illegal to own a monk parakeet.

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 ...

Monk parakeets live in complex social groups like humans do, said Erica L. Westerman, Ph.D., ... as this species is invasive in Spain, Westerman said. At the same time, ...

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 ...

There are several invasive bird species on the Upper Texas Coast, including the European Starling and Monk Parakeet. The European Starling originated, unsurprisingly, in Europe.

Like all parrots, monk parakeets have an exceptionally flexible vocal repertoire and can imitate and learn new sounds throughout their lives. Because the invasive parrot spread through Europe only ...

To the point. Complex communication: Researchers studying the social networks of monk parakeets in Spain uncovered a link between an animal’s social ties and the calls that it makes. Levels of ...

Study: A Novel Dependoparvovirus Identified in Cloacal Swabs of Monk Parakeet (Myiopsitta monachus) from Urban Areas of Spain.Image Credit: Roel van Moorsel/Shutterstock.com. Background ...