In 2014, during a visit to a remote part of the Yucatán Peninsula in Mexico, an ornithologist came across parrots with a completely different color pattern from other known species. A new study names ...

There are about 30 species of vibrantly colored Amazon parrots that soar through the skies of Mexico, the Caribbean and South America. But a new fluffy family member may soon be added to the Amazona ...

June 27 (UPI) --Scientists have identified a new parrot species living on Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula. Researchers believed the blue-winged Amazon parrot diverged from its closest relative, the ...

For decades, countless bird lovers have scoured the Yucatán Peninsula on a quest for rare species. Now it appears they all missed one—and a bright and noisy one at that. A parrot with paint-box colors ...

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil -- Brazilian scientists have discovered a new parrot species in the southern Amazon -- a green plumed bird with a vulture's hooked neck and a bald orange head. The bird measures ...

Scientists have made a startling discovery about a population of yellow-headed birds from the Amazon rainforest. The birds, known as golden-crowned manakins, are the first-known avian species to have ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. A new genetic analysis shows that rivers in northeast South America rarely give rise to new bird species, but are important in maintaining existing ...

The newly identified Blue-winged Amazon parrot has a loud, short call and evolved from the White-fronted parrot quite recently, about 120,000 years ago. In 2014, during a visit to a remote part of the ...