Bird or droid? Starlings nail R2-D2 beeps and boops.

When it comes to copying R2-D2, the best bet seems to be small birds with small brains .

17 Birds You Probably Didn’t Know Could Talk

Birds have long been admired for their vibrant colors and melodious songs, but some species take things to the next level ...
TMCnet

Kedis Mewali to Bali: The Homecoming of the Red-breasted Parakeet Revives Hope for Bali's Natural Restoration

The training covered animal husbandry, nesting box design, and understanding natural behaviors essential foundations before the planned repatriation of 20 Red-breasted Parakeets (10 males and 10 ...
Houston Chronicle

You've probably seen these green parakeets on Houston's power lines. Here's why

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, the monk ...
Post and Courier

Do You Know Your Lowcountry? The Carolina parakeet

In case you missed it, Jan. 5 was National Bird Day. It brought to mind one of the Lowcountry’s most beautiful lost treasures: the Carolina parakeet. The only parrot native to the continental United ...
Smithsonian Magazine

The Last Member of This Bird Species Died in Captivity on This Day in 1918

For reasons scientists still don’t totally understand, these beautiful and mystical birds went extinct on February 21, 1918. Naturalis Biodiversity Center via Wikimedia Commons under CC BY-SA 3.0 ...