The 10 loudest birds that chirp: Nature’s noisiest feathered friends

From the Amazon to our homes, certain bird species possess surprisingly loud voices. The Nanday Conure tops the list, reaching a staggering 155 decibe ...
Los Angeles Times

There’s Owning a Bird and Then There’s Owning a Parrot. Here’s What You Need to Know.

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 ...

Vineyard deploys birds of prey to guard grapes

The small merlin is agile and able to weave between vines to deter small birds. And the Harris hawk and Chilean blue eagle, ...
Ars Technica

Brains of parrots, unlike songbirds, use human-like vocal control

Human speech arises courtesy of some significant neural horsepower. Different areas of the brain are involved in determining the meaning that's desired, finding the words to express it, and then ...