The sun conure, also known as a sun parakeet, is a brightly colored and very noisy bird. Sun conures were once common in South America, but they are now considered endangered. Conures are part of a ...

A genomic analysis reveals that the Carolina parakeet disappeared suddenly and abruptly, without any genetic signatures associated with a dwindling population, and thus this species’ extinction is ...

Researchers from the Institute of Evolutionary Biology (IBE, a joint institute of the Pompeu Fabra University (UPF) and the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC)) in Barcelona and the Globe ...

A story that appeared in the April 1 Evening Sun failed to make clear that Marian Scarinzi’s lawsuit against Docktor Pet Center at White Marsh Mall seeks damages resulting from an illness she says she ...

Molly Presnell's 26-year-old sun conure recently fell and injured one of its legs, requiring surgery. Presnell, 18, has documented her bird's recovery in a series of viral TikTok videos. While most ...

In centuries past, large flocks of noisy, brightly colored parrots squawked their way across the United States—from New England, to Florida, to eastern Colorado. The Carolina parakeet, or Conuropsis ...

Petey the parakeet is flying the coop and finally on his way to a new life with a new caretaker. The tiny Monk parakeet that was freed from a car grille last week to great acclaim will be adopted on ...

The power of social media was on full display for a Mobile pet shop after a woman walked out of the store with a $1,000 bird stuffed in her purse. The incident happened Sunday at the B&B Pet Shop on ...

Ponzu, a British shorthaired cat, and Mango, an exotic sun parakeet, have formed an unlikely alliance: Mango grooms Ponzu’s fur and Ponzu curbs his predatory instinct to eat Mango. The Incredible ...