Tuesday
Mar312009
Be they natives or imports, enjoy L.A.'s birds
Tuesday, March 31, 2009 at 10:25 
Wild parrots are no more unnatural to the Southland skies than, say, house sparrows.The feral parrots were freaking me out.
Entries in Amazona viridigenalis - Red-crowned Amazon (31)
Tuesday, March 31, 2009 at 10:25 Wednesday
Oct012008
Illegal Mexican Parrot Trade Targeted by New Ban
Wednesday, October 1, 2008 at 15:31 
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
Jul212008
Wild parrots, parakeets in the Valley show that ... Green is Gold
Monday, July 21, 2008 at 10:32 
Green parakeet (Aratinga holochlora) Photo: Steve Sinclair
Wayne Bartholomew, executive director of Frontera Audubon in Weslaco, says visitors constantly ask him one question: "Where can I see the parrots and parakeets?
Friday
May182007
Wild Parrots Tame the Concrete Jungle
Friday, May 18, 2007 at 14:19 
Red-crowned Amazon (Amazona viridigenalis) in Ocean Beach, San DiegoSAN DIEGO, Southern California has a vast array of transplants lured by the moderate climate and endless days of sunshine, and perhaps none are more exotic than the urban parrots that have come to colonise bedroom communities ringing major cities like San Diego and Los Angeles.
Monday
Jun122006
Parrots prosper in Orange County
Monday, June 12, 2006 at 14:57 Parrots may be endangered in the wild but they are doing fine in O.C.
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.