These vibrant parrots are great mimics, able to learn and reproduce human speech with surprising clarity. These birds can learn a variety of sounds and words, and some species are known to mimic human ...

For the first time, scientists at New York University's Grossman School of Medicine recorded brain activity in parakeets as ...

The Carolina parakeet, so named for the region where it was discovered, was known for its “disagreeable screams” and great beauty. Paul D. Steward / Science Photo Library Among all the birds ...