What you need to know about Lorita, the Yellow-naped Amazon, along with parrot facts about her species. Geoffrey was born at the ARA Project, a macaw conservation group in Central Costa Rica.

Basil was taken from the wild as a chick in Honduras in 1987. He was shipped to a quarantine station in Florida, probably with other chicks — many of whom would not have survived. It’s estimated that ...

Parrots are famously chatty birds. They converse with each other, with other birds and even with their human companions. Research has additionally found that at least some parrots can understand the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A yellow-naped amazon in Costa Rica. These social parrots are considered critically endangered. While answering this question ...

Critically endangered species have dangerously few individuals remaining in the population which normally makes them nearly impossible for people to see. The yellow-naped amazon is critically ...

New research shows parrots do more than mimic human speech. They use structured vocal patterns to communicate with each other ...

It has been very interesting how parrots can mimic human speech. Recently, however, scientists seem to have found something ...