A new study shows that parrots and Amazon macaws were traded across the Andes for elite feather ornaments long before the ...

New analysis of ancient parrot DNA has revealed vibrant Amazonian parrots were transported alive across the Andes to coastal Peru centuries before the ...

New analysis of ancient parrot DNA has revealed that vibrant Amazonian parrots were transported alive across the Andes to coastal Peru centuries before the Inca Empire, highlighting a sophisticated ...

Experts say parrots were prized for their vibrant feathers, which held deep cultural value in pre-Hispanic societies.

The team suspected that “these birds were wild-caught in the rainforest, transported alive across the Andes, and kept in captivity somewhere on the Pacific coast,” Olah explained. “We moved beyond ...

Scientists studied centuries-old bird feathers from an ancient tomb on the coast, and then traced the origins back to the Amazon.

New analysis of ancient parrot DNA has revealed vibrant Amazonian parrots were transported alive across the Andes to coastal Peru centuries before the Inca Empire, highlighting a sophisticated ...

Sonny from Northbrook, Illinois has more than doubled the average cockatiel lifespan, earning a Guinness World Records title ...

Birds that feed on nectar or fruit evolved better mechanisms for managing metabolism, blood pressure and high glucose.

For years, conservation teams in New Zealand followed individual parrots that lived long enough to outlast the people ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Move over, spring chickens! There’s a seasoned songbird stealing the spotlight. Guinness confirmed his record in late 2025 when he ...

The old saying "you are what you eat" suggests that our food choices determine our health and longevity. Now, a study published in the journal Science Advances has put some specifics on it by ...