Exotic birds from the parrot family you’d expect to find in a tropical climate. What are they doing in places like Beale Park ...

With their populations growing, it turns out that California has the ideal environment for wild parrots and parakeets to stay ...

Strolling through St. Paul’s Phalen Park last fall with some birdwatching friends, I heard an unusual bird call, repeated several times. Following the sounds to an oak tree, we were startled to see ...

A 54-year-old man was arrested and charged in San Diego federal court this week on allegations that he attempted to smuggle exotic parakeets across the U.S.-Mexico border by hiding the birds inside ...

A Calvin College biologist has teamed with a local veterinarian to figure out what kinds of good bacteria are normally found in a parakeet. Bob Leunk, a Calvin professor of biology and his two student ...

A man is accused of trying to sneak exotic birds into California from Mexico, officials said. Getty Images/iStockphoto A man tried to sneak more than a dozen exotic birds into California from Mexico ...

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — A man from San Diego appeared in federal court this week after being accused of attempting to smuggle 17 exotic birds into the United States from Mexico. According to a ...

Nigerian customs officials have announced one of the largest seizures of its kind in years, intercepting more than 1,600 parrots and canaries at Lagos international airport that were being illegally ...

SAN DIEGO — A 26-year-old San Diego man accused of smuggling 17 exotic birds to the United States from Mexico was charged on Tuesday. Ricardo Alonzo was the driver and registered owner of a vehicle ...

One cage contained undeclared parakeets and parrots. (Photo courtesy of U.S. Customs and Border Protection) A San Diego man who allegedly tried to smuggle 17 exotic birds across the U.S.-Mexico border ...

SAN DIEGO -- A 54-year-old man was arrested and charged in San Diego federal court this week on allegations he attempted to smuggle exotic parakeets across the U.S.-Mexico border by hiding the birds ...