You may be familiar with the large, talking green bird known as a parrot. There's another parrot type called parrotlet, which is much smaller than the birds you’re familiar with. Parrotlets can also ...

Pacific parrotlets are highly popular among bird owners. While they have a strong voice, they can't scream or talk as well as other bigger parrot species. Thanks to their quiet nature and smaller size ...

Before learning to speak, human babies go through a vocal stage known as babbling, which is a well documented part of the vocal language acquisition process. Basically, babbling is how an animal ...

A green-rumped parrotlet (Forpus passerinus), widow and her nestlings. When the nestlings spill out of the nest cavity begging for food as these chicks are, this indicates that they aren't getting ...

Parrotlets may be tiny, but they have big personalities and active minds that need daily stimulation. From interactive toys to social bonding, the right activities keep them engaged and healthy. With ...

Scientists at Stanford University have trained a Parrotlet called Obi to wear some pretty rad goggles and fly through laser sheets in an effort to test models that predict the lift generated by flying ...

Somewhere in the sun-scorched grasslands of Venezuela, a green-rumped parrotlet lands at the entrance of a wooden nest box and lets out a short, sharp call. Inside, a clutch of chicks answers, each ...