Saturday, October 8, 2011 at 16:16 
Every so often we get an e-mail of somebody claiming to have found a new species of parrot on a bird market somewhere in South or Central America. Usually these are experienced birders that are unable to identify a parrot species found for sale.
Wednesday, October 1, 2008 at 18:31 
A newly announced ban on all parrot sales in Mexico may keep the country's rare exotic birds (above, military macaws in Sierra de Tamaulipas, Mexico) from dying during clandestine smuggling operations, conservationists say. Photograph by George Grall/NGS
A new permanent ban on parrot sales in Mexico may protect the country's exotic birds from a thriving illegal wildlife trade, conservationists say.
Monday, June 12, 2006 at 17:57 
Yellow-headed Amazon (Amazona oratrix)Parrots might be gravely endangered in their native rain forests, but not in Orange County, where they've taken up residence in large flocks, attracting both love and hate from people who share their space.