Tag Archive for 'Parrot'

Aerial view of Pueblo Bonito. Image credit: Bob Adams / CC BY-SA 3.0.

Scarlet Macaws Point to Early Emergence of Complex Pueblo Society

Jun 26, 2015 by News Staff

Carbon 14 dating of scarlet macaw remains from Chaco Canyon in northwestern New Mexico indicates that interaction between the pre-Hispanic Pueblo people...

Swift parrot (Lathamus discolor) on Bruny Island, Tasmania, Australia. Image credit: JJ Harrison / CC BY-SA 3.0.

Tasmanian Swift Parrot is on Brink of Extinction, Finds News Study

Apr 3, 2015 by News Staff

The critically endangered swift parrot (Lathamus discolor) could become extinct within less than two decades, says a new study published online in the...

A juvenile Kea, Nestor notabilis, perching on some rubble on the Franz Josef Glacier, New Zealand. Image credit: Markus Koljonen / CC BY-SA 3.0.

Kea: Researchers Shed Light on History of Famous New Zealand Parrot

Apr 5, 2014 by News Staff

A new study published in the journal Molecular Ecology reveals the glacial and post-glacial history of the kea, Nestor notabilis. A juvenile Kea, Nestor...