The research, published March 19 in the journal Nature, suggests parrots (and specifically parakeets) could be a model for studying human speech, helping scientists to better understand and treat ...

Brain activity in vocalizing budgerigar parrots showed a pattern that harkened to those found in the brains of people.

The study relied on electrodes placed in the brains of parrots and songbirds and tracked the behavior of neurons in a region ...

Read more Pigeons are misunderstood: These little-known facts will prove why Budgerigars (Melopsittacus undulatus), also known as parakeets, are small parrots native to Australia. They are spectacular ...