T he Spix’s macaw, a stunning blue Brazilian parrot celebrated in the animated film Rio, has sadly become extinct in the wild.This vibrant bird is among eight bird species declared extinct in a ...

Blue-throated macaws Lily and Margot took flight on Monday and have not been seen since.

But it is not enough to save some animals from the threat of extinction: the red panda, thick-billed parrot, and blue poison dart frog are three icons of the world’s endangered color.

almost none of the endangered thick-billed parrots’ range is protected from logging. “Strikingly, less than 20% of the newly identified thick-billed parrot overwintering habitat is protected ...

Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. I write about the world of biology. Bird populations in mainland Australia have proved surprisingly resilient against a wide range of ..

Two parrots that went missing from London Zoo have been found together 60 miles away after being spotted in a Cambridgeshire ...

Two endangered parrots have been returned to London Zoo six days after they escaped, after several tip-offs from residents.

a brightly coloured parrot species, is known for its striking yellow and blue plumage, with blue and white stripes around its eyes and a distinct blue "beard”. It was thought to be extinct until ...

The blue-fronted amazon learned to sing scales ... Then there are the conservation success stories. The critically endangered Puerto Rican parrot, for example, was down to 13 individuals in ...

What is commercial parrot farming? Critically endangered citron-crested cockatoos ... cockatoos , Philippine cockatoos and red-and-blue lories . China, which was once a major exporter of parrots ...

London Zoo has asked for any sightings to be reported to them, adding the two blue and yellow-feathered birds were likely to stick together. This species of parrot was believed to be extinct until ...