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Lovebird is a casual name often given to a group of small parrots native to Africa. As the name would imply, it is most often recommended to get these birds in pairs due to their incredibly social ...

When it comes to speech, parrots have the gift of gab. And the way the brains of small parrots known as budgerigars bestow this gift is remarkably similar to human speech, researchers report March 19 ...

So you’ve decided that owning a bird is going to be the next step of your pet journey. You went to that mom-and-pop pet store and gazed upon the wide variety of birds. Among the canaries and finches ...

Lovebirds — and perhaps other species — seem to confound nature’s strong preference for bilateral bodies. By Veronique Greenwood Lovebirds, small parrots with vibrant rainbow plumage and cheeky ...