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 ...

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 ...

A green-rumped parrotlet (Forpus passerinus), widow and her nestlings. When the nestlings spill out of the nest cavity begging for food as these chicks are, this indicates that they aren't getting ...

A green-rumpled parrotlet widow and her nestlings. The behavior of the nestlings — spilling out of the cavity begging for food — indicates that they aren't getting enough food. A team of University of ...

When we think of parrots mimicking sounds, we usually picture a pet bird shouting “hello,” barking like a dog, or copying a microwave beep. However, wild parrots do something far more fascinating.