Rose-ringed parakeets can be identified by their long tails (about the same length as their lime-green bodies), red beaks and loud call. Mature male parakeets have a black or rose-colored ring around ...

Wild parakeet breeding populations are established in more than 30 countries They're good at adapting to new environments, and there are few natural predators outside native area Love them or hate ...

On the Hawaiian island of Kauai, rose-ringed parakeets, which are often kept as pets, have bred in the wild, destroying farms and bothering residents. They may also be threatening native plants. PBS ...

The Rose-ringed Parakeet, a foreign parrot native to Africa and India, was first reported flying wild in Ireland in 1998. It is not known how that individual got here; the speculation at the time was ...

Chennai: The state govt’s campaign against using rose-ringed parakeets as pets seems to have worked as the trade has come down drastically this year. The early months of the year are the time when ...

Wildlife experts want to capture exotic birds before they drive native Irish species out of their natural habitats A rose-necked parakeet in Dublin. Photo: Mark Carmody The parakeets forced some stock ...

Experts say it’s only luck that the rose-ringed parakeet (Psittacula krameri), native to Africa and the Indian subcontinent and now the “most common invasive parrot on the planet”, hasn’t yet become ...