The green-cheeked parrot is more commonly known as the green-checked parakeet or the green-checked conure. However, it does belong to the Psittacidae, or parrot, family. These small parrots only ...

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The champion of loudness! Males can hit 125 decibels—louder than a rock concert. This Amazonian bird reaches 116 decibels, ...

The unique and colorful cactus conure, also known as the Caatinga parakeet, is endemic to Brazil. In their petition, the aviculturists argued there are no wild-caught birds of the species in world ...