
Regent parrots thriving in SA wetland
Banrock Station’s Ramsar site is bringing in the birds – 191 species of them.
Banrock Station’s Ramsar site is bringing in the birds – 191 species of them.
With its intensely pigmented emerald and crimson plumage, the eclectus parrot is like a living gemstone.
With the body of a parrot and the head of a vulture, the Dracula parrot is unnerving and beautiful all at once.
This parrot was one metre tall, weighed seven kilograms and had a fierce beak.
Previously, falcons were classified with hawks and eagles as birds of prey, but new research suggests they’re closer to parrots.
Australian Geographic spoke with Laura Rayner, an expert on superb parrots, to find out how exactly we can avoid colliding with these excellent birds on the road.
These New Zealand parrots are the first birds to demonstrate ‘contagious’ positive emotions – just like how humans can make each other laugh.
A crowd-funding campaign is aiming to boost numbers of Norfolk Island green parrots after a rough few decades – being brought back from the brink of extinction not once, but twice.
A bumper breeding season is welcome news for one of Australia’s most endangered parrots.