Most parrots survive on fruit and nuts, but one species in New Zealand has developed a taste for something far more alarming, and the consequences have pushed it to the brink of extinction.

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"Say 'Polly wants a cracker!'" This classic catchphrase is actually quite an insult to the birds who are among the most intelligent creatures on Earth. One particularly famous example was ...

A record 90 chicks have been added to the population count of the kakapo parrot in New Zealand, delighting conservationists.

The blue-fronted Amazon parrot lives up to 66 years in the wild. Deni Williams via Wikicommons under CC BY-SA 2.0 license Deni Williams In general, a bird’s lifespan tends to correlate with its size.

Parrots don't speak human language, they mimic human sounds. Thanks to keen hearing, they precisely copy not just sounds, but the exact voice and intonation.

There are now 325 kakapos in New Zealand, the largest population of the giant, flightless parrot species in decades, conservationists said.

Exactly 100 years ago tomorrow, a bird that had been relegated to extinction made a comeback. The exquisitely beautiful paradise parrot was rediscovered by Cyril Jerrard, a grazier from Gayndah in ...