A monk parakeet nest in Amityville caused a power outage affecting over 800 customers, highlighting the challenges posed by ...

Finding birds all over your car isn’t most people’s idea of fun. After all, with birds comes bird poop, and who wants that ...

The story is definitely an interesting one! The monk parrot (Myiopsitta monachus), also known as the monk parakeet or Quaker ...

Community members who spot the birds can help track their spread across the state by reporting them to the Texas Invasive Bird Project.

Also called Monk parakeets, Myiopsitta monachus are considered an invasive species and a potential agricultural pest in Wyoming, where they are banned under state Game and Fish Commission regulations.

Related: Parrot Behaviors: Your Quaker Parrots Health Of course, this talking parrot charms people with her songs just as much as her fluff.

All About Chatty Quaker Parrots Quaker parrots, also known as monk parakeets, are highly intelligent birds and the only ones out there that build communal nests.

The African Grey Parrot's popularity led to overexploitation, while the Monk Parakeet is banned in some regions for ecological damage.

In the urban parks of Barcelona, Spain, the calls of a tropical parrot fill the air. The bright green monk parakeet, native to South America, has found a new home in European cities. Monk parakeets ...

This precious Quaker Parrot cuddles right up to him and now he's Snow White!

There are believed to be around 200,000 monk parakeets across the Costa del Sol - too many for local authorities who are culling the species (Getty/iStock) ...