Friday, February 28, 2014 at 12:11 
The introduced population of Green Parakeet in the Rio Grande city of McAllen, Texas, is receiving the kind of protection usually reserved for native species. Photo: Stephen Sinclair.Enlarge image The city of McAllen, Texas, USA, has voted in a new law protecting their local population of introduced Green Parakeets, which have become an attraction for visiting birders.
Thursday, September 27, 2012 at 14:19 
City of Weslaco Public Facilities worker Euben Cabrera assists in placing the nesting boxes in the palm trees.WESLACO — Local red-crowned parrots and green parakeets have a few more nesting options as the Weslaco Chamber of Commerce's Leadership Mid Valley class this week mounted habitat boxes for the birds at Valley Nature Center.
Monday, July 9, 2012 at 23:38 
Red-Crowned Parrots. Photo courtesy of Brian PlathWESLACO — In the northwest corner of Harlon Block Park, where most of the surrounding palm trees are small and young, a new tower of carefully wrapped dead palms stands tall.
Tuesday, June 12, 2012 at 10:11 
Authorities found more than 25 white-fronted parrots squeezed into this cardboard box during a seizure in Chiapas State, Mexico. The vast majority of trafficked parrots die in transit from suffocation, dehydration, stress, and other causes. (Credit: PROFEPA)A trade ban offers hope for a country's native parrotsThe international pet trade is likely second only to habitat reduction as the biggest threat facing parrots in the wild. With 22 native parrot species, Mexico is at the forefront of the battle to save its iconic birds from becoming commodities of the pet trade. Early signs suggest it is winning the war.
Amazona xantholora - Yellow-lored Amazon, Ara macao - Scarlet Macaw, Ara militaris - Military Macaw, Aratinga canicularis - Orange-fronted Parakeet, Aratinga holochlora - Green Parakeet, Aratinga nana - Olive-throated Parakeet, Aratinga strenua - Pacific Parakeet, Bolborhynchus lineola - Barred Parakeet, Brotogeris jugularis - Orange-chinned Parakeet, Forpus cyanopygius - Mexican Parrotlet, Pionus senilis - White-crowned Parrot, Rhynchopsitta pachyrhyncha - Thick-billed Parrot | in Smuggling, Wild bird trade Sunday, October 30, 2011 at 1:54 Texas is a great destination if you like to see parrots.
