London chef and restaurant owner Cyrus Todiwala recalls for Tweet of the Day a once familiar sound to him in India, now heard near his London home, the ring-necked parakeet. Producer Maggie Ayre.

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Bird organisations say more research on the species needed to control impact on other wildlife In the past 20 years, the soundscape in the ancient wild, rolling landscape of Richmond Park has been ...

Several bird species, including mynas, ring-necked parakeets, cockatiels, budgerigars, cockatoos, and eclectus parrots, possess impressive mimicry skills and can imitate human speech. These birds ...