Pacific parrotlets are highly popular among bird owners. While they have a strong voice, they can't scream or talk as well as other bigger parrot species. Thanks to their quiet nature and smaller size ...

Meet Winter, Sprig, River and Rain. They’re just four tiny Pacific Parrotlet birds who have won the hearts of thousands on Instagram with their tales of love. They spend all day preening and caring ...

You may be familiar with the large, talking green bird known as a parrot. There's another parrot type called parrotlet, which is much smaller than the birds you’re familiar with. Parrotlets can also ...

This week’s Arlington Pet of the Week is one-year-old green Pacific parrotlet, Thorondor. Here’s what Thorondor’s owner has to say about this beautiful bird’s life in Arlington: Thorondor is a green ...

Editor’s note: This adds the fifth through seventh paragraphs. BALBOA ISLAND — The street was empty Tuesday as James Palmer went back to the last place where his 6-year-old daughter’s pet bird was ...

Mica, a Pacific parrotlet, had trouble adjusting to her new home. The two-week-old parrotlet’s curiosity landed her in some cool – but hot – water when she almost drowned in the toilet. Another time, ...

A Pacific parrotlet looks up from its nest box in Ecuador. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or ...

Cavity-nesting birds, like this black-cheeked woodpecker in Ecuador, rely on natural cavities, like the hole in this tree for nesting and reproductive success. (Daniel Karp, UC Davis) With an ...