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 ...

Rose-ring parakeets, which can be identified by their long tails, red beaks, and loud call, have recently been confirmed on Maui. Mature male parakeets have a black or rose-colored ring around their ...

KIHEI (HawaiiNewsNow) - A new invasive pest has been captured on the Valley Isle. A rose-ringed parakeet was captured in Kihei in July. It’s unclear how many of the invasive birds are on the island, ...

A friend of mine sent me these photos from London, which I believe are of parakeets. The birds seem out of place, but London is a big polyglot city. Are they native? –George, Arlington, VA Take it ...

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 ...

Was it his sparkling personality or his neon-green shirt? Or maybe he was mistaken for a pirate. All Raymond Hedrick knows is he was playing tennis with his regular group of tennis friends over the ...