Few tropical fish stir up as much emotion as the Parrot cichlid, says Jeremy Gay. But should they be avoided? I remember the first time I saw a Parrot cichlid. It was in an advertisement in PFK in ...

Parrot cichlids are controversial fish. Matt Clarke takes an open-minded look at them and answers some of the most common questions. Parrot cichlids don't have a scientific name, as such, as they're ...

The Blood Parrot Cichlid , or parrot cichlid, is a hybrid species of fish in the family Cichlidae. The fish was first bred in Taiwan around 1986. Blood parrots should not be confused with other parrot ...

One enzyme has a key role in determining whether parrots’ rainbow plumage emerges in vibrant reds, yellows or greens, a new study shows. But how psittacofulvin pigments shift shades was unclear.

Parrots’ plumage dazzles with feathers in fiery reds, ostentatious oranges, luminous yellows, and verdant greens. Scientists have now discovered the molecular mechanism that controls these four ...

As far as the people at Foster Parrots are concerned, no cage is big enough, but they're hoping to build something better with a new 29,000-square-foot sanctuary building for their rescued birds.

Parrots are unique among birds in how they produce the pigmentation that makes their vibrant feathering. It turns out a single enzyme calibrates... How parrot plumage gets its dazzling reds and ...

There is a notable exception, however — parrots. “They synthesize their own pigments,” says Roberto Arbore, an evolutionary biologist with the Research Centre in Biodiversity and Genetic ...

Two parrots that went missing from London Zoo have been found after being spotted 60 miles away near a family's back garden. London Zoo said Lily and Margot, two blue-throated macaws, did not ...

She added the parrot looked “really good” having survived in the wilds of Cambridgeshire for nearly a week. Macaws spotted high up in the tops of Cambridgeshire trees (ZSL) After the rescue ...

Oct. 28 (UPI) --A duo of parrots who escaped from the London Zoo during a free-flight exercise were found six days later after flying about 60 miles. The zoo said on social media that blue ...

Two critically endangered who escaped from London Zoo during a routine flight have been found. Lily and Margot, who are blue-throated macaws, escaped from their enclosure on October 21. They were ...